KASNEB CPA Advanced study plan
KASNEB CPA Advanced · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Financial Reporting and Analysis
Compute consolidated revenue, goodwill and non-controlling interest for a group with one subsidiary and one associate, showing all workings
Prepare a statement of cash flows under IAS 7 using both the direct and indirect methods from a given trial balance
Apply the IFRS 15 five-step model to three contract scenarios (multiple performance obligations, variable consideration, over-time recognition) and record the journal entries
Classify and measure financial assets and liabilities under IFRS 9 into amortised cost, FVOCI and FVTPL, and compute the expected credit loss allowance
Interpret a set of published financial statements using at least six ratio, trend and common-size techniques and write three conclusions on performance
Your checkpoint
A 20-page handwritten standards-and-journal-entry summary plus 15 self-marked consolidation and IFRS 15 questions scored at 70% or better, with an error log of every miss
Financial Reporting and Analysis & Advanced Auditing and Assurance
Quantify the profit and gearing effect of four adjustments: IFRS 16 leases, IAS 36 impairment, IAS 37 provisions and IFRS 3 fair value adjustments
Prepare a complete consolidated statement of financial position including intra-group eliminations, unrealised profit and fair value depreciation
Draft an audit plan for a listed manufacturing client covering materiality, significant risks and planned responses under ISA 315 and ISA 330
Map the five financial statement assertions to a specific audit procedure for each of revenue, receivables and inventory
Your checkpoint
One full exam-standard consolidation question completed in 45 minutes and marked, plus a one-page audit planning memo with a documented materiality calculation
Advanced Auditing and Assurance
Judge whether the audit evidence in five given scenarios is sufficient and appropriate under ISA 500 and ISA 580, and state the additional work required
Select the correct audit opinion (unmodified, qualified, adverse, disclaimer) for eight fact patterns and cite the governing ISA 700 or ISA 705 paragraph
Design tests of controls and substantive procedures for the revenue, inventory and payroll cycles of a medium-sized company
Explain and apply the auditor's duties on fraud, going concern and non-compliance with laws and regulations under ISA 240, ISA 570 and ISA 250
Distinguish the auditor's and those charged with governance's responsibilities for quality management under ISQM 1 and ISA 220
Your checkpoint
An eight-row opinion decision table with justified ISA citations plus one full audit case study answered under timed conditions and self-marked against the marking grid
Taxation
Compute chargeable income and tax payable for individuals, applying allowable deductions, personal and insurance relief and PAYE credits
Compute corporation tax for a resident company after capital allowances, balancing charges and the correct order of loss relief
Apply VAT registration thresholds, output and input tax treatment, and complete a correct VAT return for a mixed supplies business
Distinguish capital from revenue expenditure and compute instalment tax and the relevant due dates
Evaluate three tax planning arrangements against the interest restriction and thin capitalisation rules and state the risk of each
Your checkpoint
A tax computation pack of five individual, five corporate and two VAT questions with every error logged and reworked to a 75% pass standard
Taxation & Strategic Management Accounting
Compute deferred tax under IAS 12 for temporary differences arising from capital allowances, revaluations and provisions
Apply cost-volume-profit analysis to compute break-even, margin of safety and target profit for a multi-product firm with a sales mix constraint
Prepare a flexible budget and compute price, efficiency, mix and volume variances, then reconcile budgeted to actual profit
Interpret the variance report in a written memo ranking the three variances needing management action
Your checkpoint
One integrated case answered end-to-end (tax computation, flexible budget, variance reconciliation and a 300-word management commentary) and self-marked
Strategic Management Accounting
Evaluate investment appraisal using NPV, IRR, payback and discounted payback, including tax, inflation and working capital adjustments
Construct a balanced scorecard with four perspectives and at least eight quantified KPIs for a service organisation
Compute divisional performance using ROI, residual income and EVA and explain the behavioural consequences of each measure
Apply activity-based costing and throughput accounting to a product-mix decision and compare the resulting ranking with absorption costing
Your checkpoint
A ten-question timed problem set on CVP, variances, investment appraisal and divisional performance, completed in 90 minutes and scored at 70% or better
Corporate Finance and Ethics
Compute the weighted average cost of capital, deriving cost of equity through CAPM and the dividend growth model and adjusting for tax
Appraise a project using adjusted present value, sensitivity analysis and capital rationing, and recommend a course of action
Evaluate capital structure and dividend policy theories against the practical payout and financing decisions of a named company profile
Resolve four ethical dilemmas using a structured decision framework and cite the relevant professional code principles and threats
Your checkpoint
A two-page investment appraisal memo containing a full WACC build-up and recommendation, plus four written ethical dilemma resolutions of 250 words each
Financial Reporting and Analysis & Advanced Auditing and Assurance & Taxation & Strategic Management Accounting & Corporate Finance and Ethics
Sit two full timed mock papers under exam conditions and mark them strictly against the published marking criteria
Re-work every item in the cumulative error log from weeks 1 to 7 until each is solved unaided
Recall and apply the thirty highest-yield IFRS, ISA and tax rules in a rapid-fire self-test
Condense each domain into a one-page final revision sheet of formulas, treatments and exam triggers
Your checkpoint
Two completed mock papers scored at 65% or better and a five-page final revision sheet covering all five domains
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 65% on a 20-question Domain 1 diagnostic and reproduce the materiality calculation and the consolidation pro-forma from memory without notes
Week 4: Pass a closed-book 40-mark mock spanning Domains 1 to 3 at 60% or better, with a written error log containing at least 15 diagnosed weaknesses
Week 6: Score 70% or better on a timed 30-mark mixed paper for Domains 4 and 5, and demonstrate a full WACC and NPV calculation unaided
Week 8: Complete two full mock papers across all five domains at 65% or better, and confirm that every item on the cumulative error log has been closed out