OK - so the IFRS for SME's is not the most exciting of topics - but it is on the syllabus! This short podcast will explain how an SME is defined, discuss whether or not it is a good idea to have two regulatory accounting systems, explain what the main differences really are and how this all might get examined at SBR!

Are you thinking about selecting AFM as one of your optional exams at the strategic professional stage? Then have a listen to this podcast! 

Sunil starts by introducing himself and what makes him tick. Of course this involves Manchester United. But Sunil goes on to talk with passion about AFM and about the impact on this exam of the ACCA moving to CBE. He explains why he thinks you should do this exam and the importance of articles.

Sean Purcell is an ACCA guru for SBL. He teaches SBL online with FME. Here he talks all things SBL.

In this episode I explore how you should go about answering SBR exam questions in a way that will earn you the marks! I talk about your exam strategy and what to do the day before the exam.

IFRS16 introduced a new approach for lessees to account for lease contracts. Firmly routed in the IASB's conceptual framework this standard takes the approach of recognising right of use assets on the statement of financial position as well as the obligations to make the lease payments.

Covid 19 is an issue for accountants. It will therefore be examined at some stage in SBR. Here I spend 15 minutes running through some of the impacts on accounting. Amongst other things I touch on Integrated Reporting, the implications for deferred tax and how to account for government grants. I hope you enjoy the podcast.

What is depreciation? What happens when an item of PPE is revalued? How does revaluation impact on the stakeholder's view of the financial statements. And where does the Framework and useful information fit in with all this! The podcast answers all these questions and more! 

James Wright is an ACCA member and lecturer. He runs a youtube channel dedicated to helping out ACCA students. Here we talk about the step up from being a university student to studying the ACCA strategic professional exams.

I caught up with Maz - he passed the SBR September 2020 exam on CBE. He reflects on class room learning and online learning; how he prepared for the exam and he shares his own study tips.

In this episode I explain what is meant by OCI and OCE and how they are interlinked but different. This is great episode to listen to at the start of your SBR studies. Understand this from the start and life is sweeter - but also to listen to again on revision as it does cut across the whole SBR syllabi.