Papers, and where the marks are
Every paper in the professional examinations, with its syllabus areas and the share of the marks each one carries. Revising in weight order is the cheapest improvement most candidates can make.
Foundation
Business Environment
ICAN · 5 syllabus areas · 130 past questions
Heaviest: Business Processes and Environment at 25%
Financial Accounting
ICAN · 7 syllabus areas · 129 past questions
Heaviest: Accounting for Transactions in Financial Statements at 20%
Management Accounting
ICAN · 6 syllabus areas · 128 past questions
Heaviest: Costing Methods and Techniques at 20%
Corporate and Business Law
ICAN · 7 syllabus areas · 129 past questions
Heaviest: Laws of Commercial Transactions at 35%
ATSWA Part I
Basic Accounting
ICAN · 8 syllabus areas · 167 past questions
Heaviest: Accounting processes at 20%
Economics
ICAN · 12 syllabus areas · 168 past questions
Heaviest: Theory of production at 15%
Business Law
ICAN · 6 syllabus areas · 168 past questions
Heaviest: Law of business associations at 25%
Communication Skills
ICAN · 3 syllabus areas · 132 past questions
Heaviest: Practical application of communication skills at 60%
Skills
Financial Reporting
ICAN · 7 syllabus areas · 36 past questions
Heaviest: Preparing and Presenting Financial Statements of a Simple Group (Parent, a Subsidiary and an Associate) at 20%
Audit, Assurance and Forensics
ICAN · 6 syllabus areas · 57 past questions
Heaviest: Gathering Evidence and Audit Report at 25%
Taxation
ICAN · 5 syllabus areas · 55 past questions
Heaviest: Companies Income Tax at 30%
Financial Management
ICAN · 6 syllabus areas · 28 past questions
Heaviest: Investment Appraisal at 25%
Performance Management
ICAN · 7 syllabus areas · 37 past questions
Heaviest: Decision Making Techniques at 25%
Public Sector Accounting and Finance
ICAN · 6 syllabus areas · 56 past questions
Heaviest: Report and Audit at 20%
ATSWA Part II
Financial Accounting
ICAN · 6 syllabus areas · 168 past questions
Heaviest: Preparation, presentation and interpretation of non-complex financial statements of corporate and non-corporate entities at 25%
Public Sector Accounting
ICAN · 5 syllabus areas · 166 past questions
Heaviest: Public sector accounting and financial reporting at 45%
Quantitative Analysis
ICAN · 3 syllabus areas · 167 past questions
Heaviest: Statistics at 40%
Information Technology
ICAN · 6 syllabus areas · 168 past questions
Heaviest: Systems development, security and issues in management of information at 18%
Professional
Strategic Business Reporting
ICAN · 7 syllabus areas · 50 past questions
Heaviest: Group Financial Statements at 30%
Advanced Audit, Assurance and Forensics
ICAN · 6 syllabus areas · 21 past questions
Heaviest: Planning and Undertaking Audit Work at 30%
Strategic Financial Management
ICAN · 7 syllabus areas · 21 past questions
Heaviest: Advanced Investment Appraisal at 30%
Advanced Taxation
ICAN · 6 syllabus areas · 28 past questions
Heaviest: Taxation of Companies and Investment Income at 35%
Case Study
ICAN · 8 syllabus areas · 31 past questions
Heaviest: Scenario Requirements at 26%
ATSWA Part III
Principles of Auditing & Assurance
ICAN · 7 syllabus areas · 168 past questions
Heaviest: Meaning of auditing, legal framework, regulations, and theory at 20%
Cost Accounting
ICAN · 9 syllabus areas · 167 past questions
Heaviest: Elements of cost at 25%
Taxation
ICAN · 10 syllabus areas · 168 past questions
Heaviest: Personal income tax (PIT) at 20%
Management
ICAN · 12 syllabus areas · 168 past questions
Heaviest: Organic business functions at 16%