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ACCA AFM APV 2026: The WACC Mistake That Double-Counts Your Tax Shield
ACCA AFM APV: discount the base case at the ungeared cost of equity, not WACC. Mix them and you double-count the debt tax shield — the fix, with a worked example.
ACCA SBR 2026: How to Allocate a CGU Impairment Loss (IAS 36) Without Losing Marks
ACCA SBR students throw away IAS 36 marks by impairing the wrong assets. Here's how to test a cash-generating unit and allocate the loss correctly.
ACCA PM Relevant Costing 2026: The Machine Cost Mistake Losing You Easy Marks
ACCA PM relevant costing: a machine has four price tags, only one is relevant. Ignore sunk cost, use opportunity cost — the MJ25 examiner's fix.
ACCA AAA Audit Opinions 2026: Qualified vs Adverse — The Mistake Losing You Easy Marks
ACCA AAA candidates pick adverse when a misstatement is material but not pervasive. It should be qualified. The examiner's rule, with a worked example.
ACCA AA Audit Risk 2026: The 'Fact vs Risk' Mistake Costing You Easy Marks
ACCA AA audit risk: stating a scenario fact isn't identifying a risk. Name the account, the assertion, over or understated — the examiner's fix.
ACCA FR Deferred Tax Explained: The IAS 12 Mistakes Losing You Marks (2026)
ACCA FR deferred tax made simple. Only the movement hits profit, revaluation tax goes to OCI — fix the IAS 12 mistakes costing you marks in 2026.