Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

These are the ones who should be taking the course.

• MBAs majored in Finance and working in the accounting domain.
• Chartered Accountants, and other finance professionals.
• Semi-qualified CA, ICWA, CS working in the accounting domain.
• Finance managers and Chief accountants.

One of the requirements needs to be fulfilled to be eligible but in case you are already an auditor or a professional accountant you are eligible right away

• 2 years of accounting experience & a degree attracting at least ACCA exemptions F1-F4.
• 3 years of accounting experience
• ACCA affiliate status
• 2 years of experience and ACCA certification in IFRS

Candidates are advised to practice the prior papers as if they were really sitting for the examination. Past papers are published on the ACCA website and it is also recommended that candidates use the revision blanks published by the various approved content providers

Yes, the relevant discount factors will be given to the candidates respectively.

In this case appropriate credit will be given as long as the student has answered the question and his/her workings are very clear.

IFRS is basically International Financial Reporting Standards which are accounting standards issued by the IFRS Foundation and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). IFRS requires businesses to report their financial results and financial position using the same standards and rules; this means that, barring any fraudulent manipulation, there is considerable uniformity in the financial reporting of all businesses using IFRS, which makes it easier to compare and contrast their financial results.

Diploma in International Financial Reporting (DipIFR) is an international qualification in IFRS developed by the leading professional accounting organisation which is known as the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) – which helps to develop knowledge in the area of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

IFRS professionals working in the top global auditing firms earn a starting annual package of Rs 8 lacs to Rs 15 lac per annum as per the LinkedIn salary report. There is another report that shows that many of the accounting consultants who are specialized in the IFRS work in India have an average salary take can go up to 19 lakhs. As one gains experience, the salary accordingly increases.

A candidate should have a complete and proper understanding of each and every element in the syllabus, it is essential.

Every attempt of the IFRS course will cost around 15k-20k and of course any of the additional training charges will be an extra cost and is certainly not included in this.

Yes, although it hasn’t been tested often and many candidates do not answer this. Despite this, part of section D of the syllabus consists of the preparation of a consolidated statement of changes in equity so candidates know how to reconcile the opening and closing balances of group retained earnings.

The answer to this actually depends on the question itself both the full measurement and partial measurement of goodwill could be examinable. Full measurement includes non-controlling interests in the goodwill calculation whereas partial measurement excludes non-controlling interests.

Yes, it will be marked as anything present in the answer booklet will be marked.

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