Recommended publications for the Professional Stage application level exams and Advanced Stage exams in 2012.
Please note:
There are no permitted texts for the knowledge level assessments; any necessary information will be provided on screen.
For the Professional Stage application level exams and Advanced Stage exams, candidates may take publications into the examination room.
At the Professional Stage, texts may be annotated ONLY to the extent of underlining, sidelining and highlighting. Page tabs may be used but must not be written on.
At the Advanced Stage, candidates should not include any pre-prepared papers or, for example, annotated exhibits from the Case Study Advance Information with answers, as this material will not be marked by the examiners.
Professional Stage application level exams 2012
For the Professional Stage application level exams in 2012, candidates may take the following publications into the examination room:
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Application level examinations
(all sessions in 2012)
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Open book
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- Audit and Assurance
- Auditing Standards 2012 - standards examinable in 2012 ICAEW ACA Examinations - £33.50 per copy (published by CCH).
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- Financial Accounting
- 2011 International Financial Reporting Standards IFRS - Consolidated without early application - official pronouncements applicable on 1 January 2011. Does not include IFRSs with an effective date after 1 January 2011. (Blue Book) (published by IASB - ISBN 978-1-907026-85-0)
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- Financial Accounting AAT Top-up
- 2011 International Financial Reporting Standards IFRS - Consolidated without early application - official pronouncements applicable on 1 January 2011. Does not include IFRSs with an effective date after 1 January 2011. (Blue Book) (published by IASB - ISBN 978-1-907026-85-0)
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- Financial Reporting
- 2011 International Financial Reporting Standards IFRS - Consolidated without early application - official pronouncements applicable on 1 January 2011. Does not include IFRSs with an effective date after 1 January 2011. (Blue Book) (published by IASB - ISBN 978-1-907026-85-0)
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- Taxation
- Hardman's Tax Rates and Tables 2011/2012 Edition 1 (covers Finance Act 2011) - £20.30 per copy (published by CCH - ISBN 978-1-847983-85-5)
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- Business Strategy
- No permitted texts
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- Financial Management
- No permitted texts
Advanced Stage exams 2012
The tax legislation examinable in the 2012 Advanced Stage examinations is that covered by Finance Act 2011. Candidates sitting Technical Integration examinations in 2012 are advised to refer to the following edition of Hardman’s Tax Rates and Tables: Hardman's Tax Rates and Tables 2011/2012 Edition 1 (covers Finance Act 2011) - £20.30 per copy (published by CCH - ISBN 978-1-847983-85-5).
There are no restrictions at the Advanced Stage. Candidates may take the learning materials into the examinations if they wish.
Ordering Open books
If you are in structured tuition, please talk to your tuition provider first.
The Hardmans Tax Rates and Tables, and the Auditing Standards manual are available to order from John Batchelor at CCH:
T +44 (0)7887 557 694
E john.batchelor@wolterskluwer.co.uk
The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) book is available to order from Gillian Bertol at the IFRS Foundation:
T +44 (0)20 7332 2732
E gbertol@ifrs.org