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Welcome to student accountant online - the magazine for ACCA Qualification, Certified Accounting Technician Scheme students, and affiliates. In this section you will find essential reading including technical articles on key examinable topics to support study, and career development and business features.

Technical Articles by Paper To make things easier, if you choose the exam paper you are studying for, you will see all the technical articles that relate to that paper. Choose a paper Choose a paper ------------------------------------- F1 Accountant in Business F2 Management Accounting F3 Financial Accounting F4 Corporate and Business Law F5 Performance Management F6 Taxation F7 Financial Reporting F8 Audit and Assurance F9 Financial Management P1 Professional Accountant P2 Corporate Reporting P3 Business Analysis P4 Advanced Financial Management P5 Advanced Performance Management P6 Advanced Taxation P7 Advanced Audit and Assurance ------------------------------------- Certified Accounting Technician ------------------------------------- 1 Recording Financial Transactions 2 Information and Management Control 3 Maintaining Financial Records 4 Accounting for Costs 5 Managing People and Systems 6 Drafting Financial Statements 7 Planning 8 Implementing Audit Procedures 9 Preparing Taxation Computations 10 Managing Finances

Technical articles from this issue

• Financial instruments
• Tom Clendon discusses the facts and terminology of financial instruments, and sets some exercises to test your understanding
• Accounting and organisational cultures
• Graham Morgan describes the Financial Control Culture and the Excellence/Service Culture and the type of performance contracts associated with both
• Construction contracts
• Bobbie Retallack outlines how to use IAS 11, Construction Contracts in an exam question
• Interest rates and early settlement discounts
• Examiner for CAT Paper 10 Ann Irons explains the difference between simple and compound interest, and how to make use of this knowledge to understand early settlement discounts
• The importance of financial reporting standards to auditors
• Examiner for Paper P7 Lisa Weaver provides guidance on the financial reporting issues that require a detailed level of knowledge, and those for which less detailed knowledge will be expected

Feature articles from this issue

• Make your reading count
• If you want to improve your chances of career success you need to improve your reading skills. student accountant explains why and how
• Dispatch
• The latest accounting and business news from around the world
• Fuelling the future
• Victoria Morgan finds out how ACCA students are supported at energy giant Shell, a key player in the global oil economy
• Surviving the talent crunch
• Who will be the winners and losers as the credit crunch impacts on skill shortages and career planning? Calum Robson finds out
• Thinking FD?
• Success as a finance director depends as much on leadership, personal impact, and influencing skills as technical accomplishment. Student accountant talks to ACCA members who have made it to FD to find out what it takes

Learning centre advice from this issue

• Problem solved - ethical dilemma
• 3 things you should know about - distance learning
• How to - get the best from your tutor
• To do - PER annual return

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