1. Choosing the right combination of ACCA Papers
Krista Farrugia
BPP Professional Education Malta
Director of Studies

2. ACCA Syllabus – Structure
Fundamentals Level (9 papers)
Skills Module
F9 Financial Management (FM)
F8 Audit & Assurance (AA)
F7 Financial Reporting (FR)
F6 Taxation (TX)
F5 Performance Management (PM)
F4 Corporate & Business Law (CL)
The Fundamentals level has two modules – Knowledge and Skills.
For certain ACCA Accredited degrees full exemption from the Fundamentals Level may be granted.
Knowledge Module
F3 Financial Accounting (FA)
F2 Management Accounting (MA)
F1 Accountant in Business (AB)
Entry

3. ACCA Syllabus – Structure
Professional level (5 papers)
Options Module (Any Two)
P7 Adv Audit & Assurance (AAA)
P6 Adv Taxation (ATX)
P5 Adv Performance Management (APM)
P4 Adv Financial Management (AFM)
The Professional level is divided into two modules – Essentials and Options.
Professional Level exams are three hours long and are paper-based.
There is no longer a requirement to sit all Essentials (previously Core) papers together.
Essentials Module
P3 Business Analysis (BA)
P2 Corporate Reporting (CR)
P1 Professional Accountant (PA)

4. Local Variant Papers Three local variant papers: -
F4 Corporate and Business Law (Malta Variant)
F6 Taxation (Malta Variant)
P6 Advanced Taxation (Malta Variant)

5. The Process
Modules must be sat in the following order: Knowledge, Skills, Essentials and Options.
Up to four exams may be taken at any sitting and exams may be taken in any order as long as the modules are attempted in order.
Knowledge module exams are two hours long and can be sat as computer or paper-based exams.
The Skills module and all Professional Level exams are three hours long and are paper-based.

6. Professional Ethics Course
Must be completed before finally applying for membership
Available online, on CD-ROM or paper-based
Made available once eligible to take P1 (Professional Accountant)
Best taken when – or before – sitting P1

7. BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting
Partnership between ACCA and Oxford Brookes University
Indicate on the initial registration form
Submit a Research and Analysis Project (not exceeding 5000 words) and a Key Skills Statement (not exceeding 1500 words)

8. What many papers should I choose in one sitting?
ACCA is a very flexible qualification
Can be done as slowly (max 10 years) or as fast as one chooses
Maximum of 4 papers every sitting but we recommend average of 2/3 papers every sitting

9. What is the best combination of papers?
The combination of papers depends on the following :
Your background of accountancy
Your work experience
Time constraints
The desired speed of completion

10. Extra Fast route First sitting – F1,F2,F3 (CBEs), F4
Second sitting – F5, F7, F8
Third sitting – F6, F9
Forth sitting – P1, P2, P3
Fifth sitting – P6, P7
Qualified in 2.5 years

11. Fast route First sitting – F1,F2,F3 (CBEs), F4 Second sitting – F5, F7
Third sitting – F8, F9
Forth sitting – F6
Fifth sitting – P1, P2, P3
Sixth sitting – P6, P7
Qualified in 3 years

12. Moderate route Qualified in 3.5 years First sitting – F1,F2,F3 (CBEs)
Second sitting – F5, F7
Third sitting – F4, F8
Forth sitting – F6
Fifth sitting – F9, P1
Sixth sitting – P2, P3
Seventh sitting – P6, P7
Qualified in 3.5 years

13. Slow route First sitting – F2,F3 (CBEs) Second sitting – F1, F4
Third sitting – F5, F7
Forth sitting – F8, F9
Fifth sitting – F6
Sixth sitting – P1/P3, P2
Seventh sitting – P1/P3, P7
Eight sitting – P6
Qualified in 4 years

14. Extra slow route First sitting – F1 Second sitting – F2, F3
Third sitting – F4
Forth sitting – F5
Fifth sitting – F7
Sixth sitting – F8, F9

15. Extra slow route Seventh sitting – F6 Eight sitting – P1
Ninth sitting –P2
Tenth sitting – P3
Eleventh sitting – P6, P7
Qualified in 5.5 years

16. Any Questions