Books

Marga

Got my technician books yesterday Kaplan DFS,MAC and the two Tax modules

will have a look at them this weekend and decide which ones to actually prepare for december


Would you please advise based on your own opinions and experience what would be best to start with?

Thanks

jewels.p

Hey Marga,

You already know what I am doing in December..................have I scared you off MAC?

Steve Collings

Hi,

Just a recommendation - for DFS you should look at getting 'A Students Guide to IFRS' by Clare Finch which will help with the accounting standards.

Happy studying!!

Regards.

Steve

GreenMousey

Marga wrote: »

Got my technician books yesterday Kaplan DFS,MAC and the two Tax modules

will have a look at them this weekend and decide which ones to actually prepare for december


Would you please advise based on your own opinions and experience what would be best to start with?

Thanks

I've started DFS and PEV/PCR (MAC equivilent(ish) I think) I'm also doing the two tax units.
I know a lot of people have recommended doing the two tax units together, DFS is a follow on from Unit 5. I'm just going to study them all for a couple of months and then focus on the ones I feel most confident nearer the time to the exams

~Mouse

A-Vic

GreenMousey wrote: »

I've started DFS and PEV/PCR (MAC equivilent(ish) I think) I'm also doing the two tax units.
I know a lot of people have recommended doing the two tax units together, DFS is a follow on from Unit 5. I'm just going to study them all for a couple of months and then focus on the ones I feel most confident nearer the time to the exams

~Mouse

Personally having done the two tax units sepratley am glad i did, there are so many different rules i know i would have got confused.

GreenMousey

Oh! Well I guess it's up to the individual, I've only seen posts & heard people saying that it was easier to take them together, ah, well I'll see how I do and then decide from there, thank you

~Mouse

A-Vic

GreenMousey wrote: »

Oh! Well I guess it's up to the individual, I've only seen posts & heard people saying that it was easier to take them together, ah, well I'll see how I do and then decide from there, thank you

~Mouse

No probs good luck with your studies

jenny3549

Marga wrote: »

Got my technician books yesterday Kaplan DFS,MAC and the two Tax modules

Hi Marga,

I've got my OCMC next week and then hoping to get Ethics out of the way by September so looking into Technician now. I'm going to go with Kaplan since my current provider has to be the worst value for money in history (I think you've experienced them as well!).

Did Kaplan offer you the choice of doing the old diploma route as I thought they would insist on doing the new QCF if starting now. If you had a choice, why did you pick the old route.

Sorry for all the questions but it's great to be able to pick someone else's brain for experience.

Thanks.

GreenMousey

jenny3549 wrote: »

Marga wrote: »

Got my technician books yesterday Kaplan DFS,MAC and the two Tax modules

Hi Marga,

I've got my OCMC next week and then hoping to get Ethics out of the way by September so looking into Technician now. I'm going to go with Kaplan since my current provider has to be the worst value for money in history (I think you've experienced them as well!).

Did Kaplan offer you the choice of doing the old diploma route as I thought they would insist on doing the new QCF if starting now. If you had a choice, why did you pick the old route.

Sorry for all the questions but it's great to be able to pick someone else's brain for experience.

Thanks.

I'm with Kaplan too and they didn't want me to switch they wanted me to stay on the old standards saying I could still do those exams until June 2011.

~Mouse

GreenMousey

A-Vic wrote: »

No probs good luck with your studies

lol thank you, after getting to statement of cashflow on DFS....I'm going to need it!

GreenMousey

Steve Collings wrote: »

Hi,

Just a recommendation - for DFS you should look at getting 'A Students Guide to IFRS' by Clare Finch which will help with the accounting standards.

Happy studying!!

Regards.

Steve

Ah, I got hold of my boss' credit card and that book should be winging it's way to me tomorrow, thank you!

~Mouse

Steve Collings

GreenMousey wrote: »

Ah, I got hold of my boss' credit card and that book should be winging it's way to me tomorrow, thank you!

~Mouse

It's exceptionally good for DFS, (I'm not just saying that because Clare's a friend!!), but it is also something you can keep hold of for future studies if you progress to chartered courses.

Kind regards
Steve

Rinske

Good luck deciding Marga! I know whatever you pick, you'll do fine and there is still lots of help on the forums!

GreenMousey wrote: »

Ah, I got hold of my boss' credit card and that book should be winging it's way to me tomorrow, thank you!

I love the fact you use your boss' credit card for it... Next time, could you order me some books as well?

A-Vic

Steve Collings wrote: »

It's exceptionally good for DFS, (I'm not just saying that because Clare's a friend!!), but it is also something you can keep hold of for future studies if you progress to chartered courses.

Kind regards
Steve

Have to agree thats why mines under lock and key ready for ACCA in a years time fab book

GreenMousey

I love the fact you use your boss' credit card for it... Next time, could you order me some books as well? [/QUOTE]

lol I think he wants to borrow the book off me! However, I do, now, have his credit card details locked in my Amazon account, and I'm the one that checks the receipts....if it wasn't for those pesky auditors...

Marga

Great advices here thanks everyone

Steve i will get the book thanks for the advice

Jewels....first thing i did when i got the books was to look out for variances in MAC!

Mouse i was thinking about having a look on all them books until the end of july and then decide which one i want to actually focus on


I like the idea of doing DFS first af it is a higher level than FRA which i ejoyed a lot but then MAC is tempting too as i know that jewels is doing it too....

Jenny good luck with OCMC let me know how it goes. I was very put off with HLC so i have decided to do the technician course (or at least the exams) on my own so i just bought the Kaplan books i didnt register with them or anything. I will enter myself for the exams directly with AAT and for the skills tests and project then next year i will choose probably premier training to finish it off

Rinske thanks for your words of courage ...really appreciate them

PGM

Steve Collings wrote: »

Hi,

Just a recommendation - for DFS you should look at getting 'A Students Guide to IFRS' by Clare Finch which will help with the accounting standards.

Happy studying!!

Regards.

Steve

I thought her name sounded familier. I clicked the link and I have the book!

Had it for a few years so not sure if the version I have is out of date or not?

GreenMousey

Hello!

Amazon excelled themselves and I'm now holding a copy of the recommended book. Could anyone point me in the direction of the IFRS's that I need to know for the DFS exam please?

Thank you

~Mouse

Clare Finch

Thank you all for kind words

To PGM- The first edition is fine for DFS but if you want the supplement (IFRS 3 revised) PM me..

To Mouse

I hope you find it useful..you need

The Framework (chapter1)
IAS 1
IAS2
IAS 7
IAS 8
IAS 10
IAS 16
IAS 18
IAS 37
IAS 38
(That is ALL the orange chapters)

IAS 12
IAS 17
IAS 23
IAS 33
IAS 36
IAS 40
IFRS 5

From the green chapters

IAS 27
IFRS 3
IAS 28

From the blue chapters

And only one of the 'reds'...IFRS 8

You'll need the others if you move on to ACCA/CIMA or ACA..

Good luck

Clare

GreenMousey

Ah! Excellent, thank you

Thank you for the luck, I shall need it!

~Mouse