Ovlašteni revizor study plan
Ovlašteni revizor · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Financial Accounting and Financial Reporting (IFRS/MSFI and Croatian GAAP)
Map the IFRS/MSFI framework against Croatian GAAP (HSFI) and list at least 15 recognition and measurement differences, noting which standard or law governs each
Apply IAS 1 presentation rules by drafting a condensed statement of financial position and statement of profit or loss from a sample trial balance
Rehearse IFRS 15 five-step revenue model on three contract scenarios, including variable consideration and contract liabilities
Solve at least 20 multiple-choice items on revenue, inventories (IAS 2) and property, plant and equipment (IAS 16), logging every error with the underlying rule
Your checkpoint
A 4-6 page comparative summary table of IFRS vs Croatian GAAP differences plus a scored 20-item practice set with error log
Financial Accounting and Financial Reporting (IFRS/MSFI and Croatian GAAP)
Work through consolidation mechanics: control assessment under IFRS 10, goodwill computation under IFRS 3, and elimination of intragroup balances
Compute impairment under IAS 36 including cash-generating units and reversal rules, and lease liabilities under IFRS 16
Explain the treatment of financial instruments under IFRS 9 (classification, expected credit losses) at a level sufficient for exam items
Draft the disclosures checklist for a set of annual financial statements covering IAS 1, IFRS 7 and IAS 24
Your checkpoint
A full worked consolidation exercise (parent plus one subsidiary) with goodwill, NCI and eliminations, plus an IFRS 9 impairment calculation
Audit Standards, Methodology and Professional Ethics
Map the structure of audit standards applicable in Croatia (ISA as adopted, Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants) and state the objective of each phase of an audit
Distinguish independence threats (self-interest, self-review, advocacy, familiarity, intimidation) and apply safeguards to five short scenarios
Interpret quality management requirements at firm and engagement level, including engagement quality review triggers
Analyse documentation requirements and the auditor's responsibilities for fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations
Your checkpoint
A written ethics case analysis of 800-1,000 words covering three scenarios with identified threats, applied safeguards and standard references
Audit Planning, Risk Assessment and Internal Controls
Perform materiality calculation (overall, performance and clearly trivial thresholds) on a sample entity using benchmark selection and justify the benchmark
Build a risk register for a manufacturing client linking inherent risk, significant risk and planned response
Design tests of controls for the revenue and purchasing cycles and document the walkthrough logic
Evaluate IT general controls and identify control deficiencies with severity ratings
Your checkpoint
A complete audit planning memorandum for a fictional client including materiality computation, risk register and planned responses
Audit Evidence, Procedures and Reporting
Select appropriate audit procedures (inspection, observation, inquiry, confirmation, recalculation, analytical) for given assertions and justify sampling approach
Apply ISA 530 sampling: compute sample size drivers and project misstatement from a sample to the population
Draft modified opinions (qualified, adverse, disclaimer) based on three fact patterns, including key audit matters and going concern paragraphs
Write an audit report section under ISA 700/701 and check it against required elements
Your checkpoint
Three complete draft auditor's reports for different fact patterns, each with correct opinion type and required sections
Tax Law and Tax Compliance
Outline Croatian corporate income tax mechanics: tax base adjustments, deductible and non-deductible expenses, and loss carryforward rules
Compute VAT liability for a mixed-transaction scenario including input tax deduction limits and place-of-supply rules
Identify withholding tax and transfer pricing documentation obligations for related-party transactions
Explain the taxpayer's procedural rights and deadlines in a tax audit and the consequences of non-compliance
Your checkpoint
A tax computation worksheet for a sample company covering profit tax and VAT, with a one-page memo on transfer pricing documentation duties
Business Law and Corporate Governance & Management Accounting, Finance and Business Analysis
Summarise Croatian company law requirements on governance bodies, financial reporting obligations, audit appointment and liability of management and supervisory boards
Distinguish business forms and their capital, decision-making and reporting consequences
Apply cost-volume-profit, relevant costing and variance analysis to three decision scenarios
Compute key financial ratios and interpret them in a short business analysis narrative
Your checkpoint
A governance and legal compliance checklist for a joint-stock company plus a solved management accounting case set
Information Technology, Data Analysis and Audit Software & Financial Accounting and Financial Reporting (IFRS/MSFI and Croatian GAAP) & Audit Standards, Methodology and Professional Ethics
Use audit data analytics techniques (full-population testing, Benford's law, journal entry testing) on a sample dataset and document conclusions
Evaluate controls over a client's accounting information system and identify data integrity risks
Complete two full timed mock exams under exam conditions and score them against the pass threshold
Revisit the error logs from weeks 1-7 and close every recurring gap with targeted re-study
Your checkpoint
Two completed timed mock exams with score reports, plus a final one-page gap-closure list showing each weak area and how it was resolved
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 70% on a 30-item self-test covering Domain 1 (IFRS/MSFI and Croatian GAAP), and produce a consolidation exercise with no arithmetic errors in goodwill or NCI
Week 4: Complete the planning memorandum with materiality correctly derived from a stated benchmark and at least 10 risks each mapped to a planned response; score at least 70% on a 25-item test covering Domains 2 and 3
Week 6: Produce three auditor's reports with the correct opinion type and required sections, and score at least 70% on a 25-item test covering Domains 4 and 5
Week 8: Achieve at least 75% on both timed mock exams and demonstrate that every item missed in more than one domain has been re-studied and re-tested successfully