ITAA Bekwaamheidsexamen Accountant study plan
ITAA Bekwaamheidsexamen Accountant · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Accountancy
Map the Accountancy domain into its core exam components (financial reporting, auditing, management accounting, ethics) and rate your current confidence per component on a 1-5 scale
Reconstruct the Dutch financial reporting framework from memory (BW2 Title 9, RJ guidelines, IFRS as applicable) and mark every gap you cannot fill without notes
Solve 15 applied financial-statement preparation items under timed conditions and log every error with its root cause
Build a one-page formula and journal-entry reference sheet you will reuse all eight weeks
Your checkpoint
A scored baseline diagnostic (percentage per Accountancy component) plus a prioritised gap list of at least 10 weak points
Accountancy
Work through consolidation and business-combination scenarios step by step until you can produce elimination entries unaided
Practise revenue recognition and provision measurement cases, writing the reasoning before checking the answer
Explain in writing the auditor's risk assessment and materiality decisions for three short case descriptions
Redo every week-1 error without notes and confirm each is now correct
Your checkpoint
A written case file of 5 solved consolidation or measurement problems, each with your reasoning and a self-marked score
Accountancy
Apply variance analysis and relevant-costing techniques to 10 decision scenarios within a strict time limit
Draft the ethical and professional-conduct considerations for four dilemma scenarios, citing the applicable fundamental principles
Convert your week-1 reference sheet into flashcards and drill it in three spaced sessions
Complete a 25-item mixed Accountancy set and target at least 70% correct
Your checkpoint
A timed 25-item mock section scored at 70% or above, with a corrected error log
Accountancy & Tax advisory
Sit a full-length timed Accountancy mock and record your score per component
Map the Tax advisory domain into its components (income tax, corporate tax, VAT, wage tax, international aspects) and rate your confidence per component
Identify the three weakest Tax components from that mapping and build a study sequence for weeks 5-7
Write a one-page summary of how tax positions flow into financial statements, linking the two domains
Your checkpoint
A full Accountancy mock score plus a written Tax-domain baseline map with a ranked study sequence
Tax advisory
Work through progressive income tax and wage tax computation scenarios until you can compute an assessment unaided
Solve corporate income tax cases covering taxable base, losses, and participation exemption logic
Explain in writing when and how a tax provision or deferred tax position is recognised in the accounts
Drill your Tax flashcards in two spaced sessions and discard cards you now answer instantly
Your checkpoint
A set of 8 solved Tax computation cases with correct final figures and written reasoning for each step
Tax advisory
Apply VAT rules to 10 transaction chains, correctly classifying supplies, exemptions, and reverse-charge situations
Analyse cross-border scenarios for double-taxation relief and treaty allocation of income
Draft advisory memos for three client situations, each recommending a position with its legal basis and risks
Redo every week-5 error without notes and confirm each is resolved
Your checkpoint
Three written advisory memos, each with a recommendation, legal basis, and stated risk
Tax advisory
Complete a timed 25-item mixed Tax set and target at least 70% correct
Practise integrating tax consequences into financial reporting decisions across 5 combined scenarios
Review your full error log from weeks 1-6 and re-solve every recurring error type
Condense both domains into a single final revision sheet of no more than two pages
Your checkpoint
A timed 25-item Tax mock scored at 70% or above plus a two-page integrated revision sheet
Accountancy & Tax advisory
Sit two full-length timed mocks under exam conditions, one weighted toward each domain
Review every incorrect answer and trace it to a specific knowledge gap or technique error
Drill only your remaining weak flashcards in three short spaced sessions
Rehearse exam-day time allocation and question-ordering strategy on a final mixed set
Your checkpoint
Two completed full-length mocks with a final error review and a written exam-day strategy note
Milestones
Week 4: Accountancy full-length mock completed under timed conditions with a recorded score per component; Tax-domain baseline map and ranked study sequence written
Week 6: All week-5 Tax computation errors re-solved correctly without notes; three advisory memos written with legal basis and risk stated
Week 8: Two full-length mocks completed with scores recorded; every remaining error traced to a named gap and logged in the final review