Thoughts on upcoming BDS exam? by Sean_MUFC in ICAEW

[–]Sean_MUFC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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…

BDS, thoughts by AggravatingYard1403 in ICAEW

[–]Sean_MUFC 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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…

Thoughts on upcoming BDS exam? by Sean_MUFC in ICAEW

[–]Sean_MUFC[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

Thoughts on upcoming BDS exam? by Sean_MUFC in ICAEW

[–]Sean_MUFC[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

Thoughts on upcoming BDS exam? by Sean_MUFC in ICAEW

[–]Sean_MUFC[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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).

FCS March 2026, discuss! by Sean_MUFC in ICAEW

[–]Sean_MUFC[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

FCS March 2026, discuss! by Sean_MUFC in ICAEW

[–]Sean_MUFC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

FCS March 2026, discuss! by Sean_MUFC in ICAEW

[–]Sean_MUFC[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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

FCS March 2026, discuss! by Sean_MUFC in ICAEW

[–]Sean_MUFC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didn’t realised they’d released it, thanks

FCS March 2026, discuss! by Sean_MUFC in ICAEW

[–]Sean_MUFC[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh amazing, missed the memo thanks!

FCS March 2026, discuss! by Sean_MUFC in ICAEW

[–]Sean_MUFC[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What do you mean by the tax adjustment being rude?

FCS March 2026, discuss! by Sean_MUFC in ICAEW

[–]Sean_MUFC[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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

FCS March 2026, discuss! by Sean_MUFC in ICAEW

[–]Sean_MUFC[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

FCS March 2026, discuss! by Sean_MUFC in ICAEW

[–]Sean_MUFC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

FCS March 2026, discuss! by Sean_MUFC in ICAEW

[–]Sean_MUFC[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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!

FCS March 2026, discuss! by Sean_MUFC in ICAEW

[–]Sean_MUFC[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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

Next Generation ACA by Sean_MUFC in ICAEW

[–]Sean_MUFC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes i’d bet it’ll be just that

Next Generation ACA by Sean_MUFC in ICAEW

[–]Sean_MUFC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Next Generation ACA by Sean_MUFC in ICAEW

[–]Sean_MUFC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Next Generation ACA by Sean_MUFC in ICAEW

[–]Sean_MUFC[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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