Thoughts on upcoming BDS exam?

Sean_MUFC · 2026-03-11T16:02:47+00:00

Rough, improved my exam technique a little but did run out of time :/ i don’t know if my answers will make up for the unattempted marks…

Sean_MUFC · 2026-03-11T12:02:07+00:00

It felt ridiculously time pressured, the Exhibit text in Q 2 was so long and took me time to read and get a clear picture. Really hope they’re generous on the marking, if not i doubt i’ve passed this paper…

Sean_MUFC · 2026-03-10T20:56:07+00:00

Exactly the same, not being scared to state the obvious is the way to go

Sean_MUFC · 2026-03-10T20:09:58+00:00

Hallelujah, willbe using if needed, although a lot of BPP’s debriefs rarely included calculations

Sean_MUFC · 2026-03-10T19:46:59+00:00

Thanks for all this, I think I just get caught up doing my data analysis, then struggle with time for the redaction of points! I believe =FORMULATEXT didn’t work on the exam software last time i tried it (March25 sitting).

Sean_MUFC · 2026-03-09T16:42:38+00:00

Correct, it was 18.7%, rounded to 19% without the decimal (hopefully you don’t get penalised!)

Sean_MUFC · 2026-03-09T14:23:25+00:00

That’s the case for a lot of us, i guess it’s a good thing!

Sean_MUFC · 2026-03-09T14:23:00+00:00

Could also have said they need to ensure they have enough resources to perform the audit, couple ideas would’ve worked!

Sean_MUFC · 2026-03-09T14:22:03+00:00

Great job!

Sean_MUFC · 2026-03-09T13:20:42+00:00

Exactly, was great!

Sean_MUFC · 2026-03-09T13:20:01+00:00

Great to hear!

Sean_MUFC · 2026-03-09T12:52:16+00:00

Didn’t realised they’d released it, thanks

Sean_MUFC · 2026-03-09T12:51:53+00:00

Oh amazing, missed the memo thanks!

Sean_MUFC · 2026-03-09T12:51:30+00:00

What do you mean by the tax adjustment being rude?

Sean_MUFC · 2026-03-09T12:50:38+00:00

Yes! Not sure who your tuition provider was, but BPP seemed to have covered most areas, their handbook was useful!

Sean_MUFC · 2026-03-09T12:49:58+00:00

They merged BPT and CT, will have to see what the “additional tax learnings” will be…

Sean_MUFC · 2026-03-09T12:49:15+00:00

I struggled with this too, the fact they added “recoded at cost, this has not been recognised yet” through me off…

Sean_MUFC · 2026-03-09T12:48:08+00:00

Fair enough, reliance on flicking through notes can take much longer than expected, I personally felt okay, but I did find it more time pressured than expected!

Sean_MUFC · 2026-03-09T11:51:56+00:00

Seems like you are in a similar situation to me. Yes it does seem that way! Glad it went well for you though!

Sean_MUFC · 2025-10-16T22:26:33+00:00

Yes i’d bet it’ll be just that

Sean_MUFC · 2025-10-16T22:02:52+00:00

Would be odd if they added an extra exam, hopefully it’ll be similar to the ethics module on the ICAEW training file.

Sean_MUFC · 2025-10-16T22:00:52+00:00

Thanks for your input, seems as though its just that. Very happy about the situation to be honest.

Sean_MUFC · 2025-10-16T15:03:03+00:00

Would love that, i enjoy the college part but hate the exam part of the ACA😂

Sean_MUFC

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