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ACCA Flashcards

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Free flashcards for ACCA: flip each card to reveal the definition. Built from the ACCA glossary as a study aid, these are concept checks, not real exam questions.

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ACCA
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
Applied Knowledge
The foundation level of the ACCA exams.
Applied Skills
The core technical level.
Strategic Professional
The advanced level (Essentials + Options).
Exemption
Skipping an exam based on prior qualifications.
PER
Practical Experience Requirement - 36 months of work.
Ethics module
The required Ethics and Professional Skills module.
IFRS
International Financial Reporting Standards.
Accrual accounting
Recognising items when earned/incurred, not when paid.
Financial reporting
Preparing financial statements for stakeholders.
Audit and assurance
Independent examination giving confidence in information.
Management accounting
Information used internally for decisions.
Performance management
Using information to plan and control performance.
Taxation
Rules for calculating and paying tax.
Financial management
Managing an organisation's funding and investment.
Corporate and business law
The legal framework around business.
SBL
Strategic Business Leader exam.
SBR
Strategic Business Reporting exam.
Consolidation
Combining group company accounts.
Working capital
Current assets minus current liabilities.