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REVIEW OF PAST EXAMS

REVIEW OF PAST EXAMS. NUMBER OF CANDIDATES SITTING. SYLLABUS EXAMINATION. TOPICS EXAMINED. TRENDS. New legislation features frequently – noting cut-off date Compulsory questions include any aspect of the syllabus Optional questions are focussed within the question. WHAT WAS DONE WELL?.

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REVIEW OF PAST EXAMS

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  1. REVIEW OF PAST EXAMS

  2. NUMBER OF CANDIDATES SITTING

  3. SYLLABUS EXAMINATION

  4. TOPICS EXAMINED

  5. TRENDS New legislation features frequently – noting cut-off date Compulsory questions include any aspect of the syllabus Optional questions are focussed within the question

  6. WHAT WAS DONE WELL?

  7. GOOD POINTS Full attempts at all questions Short calculations in support of discussion Appropriate formats applied Clear labelling of question (or part thereof) attempted

  8. APPROACH Answering four questions Time spent Order of attack

  9. STRUCTURE Section A questions: Use of appropriate document Following detailed instructions

  10. WHAT WASN’T DONE WELL?

  11. Knowledge Audience Planning

  12. KNOWLEDGE Gaps in knowledge Demonstrating knowledge Broad (in most cases) vague statements Insufficient appropriate detail

  13. AUDIENCE AND PLANNING Answers supplied are not geared to audience Repetitive answers Irrelevant statements Insufficient appropriate detail

  14. PLANNING Production of rote answers Unnecessary calculations Generalisations Failure to solve problems Confuse concepts from different Acts

  15. TAILORING Poor relationship of marks earned to work done Production of disproportionately long answers

  16. READ THINK WRITE

  17. LESSONS LEARNED

  18. WHAT TO FOCUS ON?

  19. Knowledge Requirement Time

  20. KNOWLEDGE Crisp and precise Paper F6 as well as Paper P6 Implications of Amendment Acts to the various taxation Acts

  21. REQUIREMENT Need to address all of it Think about how to solve the problem Verbs Stay focussed on it

  22. TIME Micro management Maintain pressure Earn marks for everything Finish four questions

  23. HOW TO IMPROVE?

  24. KNOWLEDGE Question practice alone is not enough Place the rules in context Debriefing questions

  25. REQUIREMENT Analysis of requirements Analysis of question approach

  26. TIME Analysis of requirement Techniques Review answers

  27. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION How well did they perform? Where do they need to improve?

  28. FOCUS ON FUTURE EXAMS

  29. WHAT’S NEW?

  30. AMENDMENTS AND PRACTICE Relate to both F6 and P6 Since previous tax paper

  31. IMPLICATIONS Different problems

  32. WILL THINGS CHANGE?

  33. Change is the one characteristic common to all periods of time, and those who best adapt to change are the most successful. Aidan Edwards, businessman

  34. BUT REALLY? Standards remain at the professional level Different problems based on new legislation will arise Same technical material – different problems

  35. The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax. Albert Einstein

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