Career development: seven steps to your success

Every student focuses on her or his studying and exams. After sleepless nights and stressful examinations, a newly qualified professional starts to seek how to progress professionally.
We are on 28000 days on the planet on average and work for 10000 of these days. Thus, it is the crucial thing to decide where you want to be?

Step #1 Establish the reasons for your move

ACCA P2 Dec 2007 Q 4 International conceptual framework

The question 4 in ACCA P2 exam tends to be easier than 2 and 3 in section B. It is usually a current issues question. To be highly scored on this question, you need to plan your answer, use the headings and short paragraphs for every sensible point.

Question 4 December 2007

International conceptual framework

25 marks * 1,8 minutes = 45 minutes.
15 minutes to read&understand question requirements and plan the answer
25 minutes for write 25 reasonable points
5 minutes to revise the completness of your answer under plan

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Q4 The IASB has begun a joint project to revisit its conceptual framework for financial accounting and reporting. The goals of the existing frameworks and converge them into a common framework.

Required:
a) Discuss why there is a need to develop an agreed international conceptual framework and the extent to which an agreed international conceptual framework can be used to resolve practical accounting issues. (13 marks)

b) Discuss the key issues which will need to be addressed determining the basic components of an agreed international conceptual framework. (10 marks)

Appropriateness and quality of dicussion (2 marks)

Q4 (a) 13 marks

(1) Convergence