KASNEB CS23 study plan
KASNEB CS23 · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Finance, Accounting and Taxation
Compute and interpret the main financial ratios (liquidity, profitability, gearing and activity) from a supplied set of accounts.
Prepare a simple statement of cash flows using the indirect method.
Explain the accounting treatment of depreciation, accruals, prepayments and provisions.
Identify chargeable income and carry out basic tax computations for individuals and companies.
Your checkpoint
A 20-item numerical self-test on ratios and tax computations, scored at 75% or better, with a written correction note for every item missed.
Finance, Accounting and Taxation & Law and Secretarial Practice
Prepare a statement of financial position and income statement from a trial balance.
Distinguish equity from debt sources of finance and compute the cost of each.
Describe the elements of a valid contract and the essentials of forming a company.
Outline the duties and liabilities of directors under company law.
Your checkpoint
A one-page formula and definitions sheet for the finance/accounting material, plus a completed 25-item mixed quiz scored at 70% or above.
Law and Secretarial Practice
Compare sole trader, partnership, limited company and LLP structures on formation, liability and dissolution.
Draft the standard statutory registers and minutes for a board meeting and a general meeting.
Explain share capital transactions: allotment, transfer, transmission and the rules on dividends.
Describe meeting procedure: notice, quorum, voting and types of resolution.
Your checkpoint
A produced document pack for one meeting containing a notice, agenda, proxy form and minutes.
Law and Secretarial Practice & Corporate Governance and Ethics
Explain the legal framework for insolvency, winding up and receivership.
State the statutory duties of a company secretary and the associated filing obligations.
Define corporate governance and list its core principles: accountability, transparency, fairness and responsibility.
Apply the main ethical theories to a short business dilemma.
Your checkpoint
A 45-minute timed test on company law and secretarial practice scored at 65% or better, plus a 300-word ethical dilemma analysis.
Corporate Governance and Ethics
Explain board composition and committees and the separation of ownership from control.
Describe directors' duties and the concept of stakeholder management.
Apply a corporate governance code to a described governance failure and identify the breaches.
Analyse ethical issues including conflicts of interest, whistleblowing, insider dealing and bribery.
Explain corporate social responsibility and sustainability reporting.
Your checkpoint
A 500-word written case analysis of a governance failure naming at least five breaches and the principle each one violates.
Management and Business Environment
Explain the management functions of planning, organising, leading and controlling.
Compare leadership styles and motivation theories and apply one to a workplace scenario.
Analyse the external environment using PESTEL and Porter's Five Forces.
Describe the forms of business organisation and the role of entrepreneurship in an economy.
Explain how inflation, interest rates and exchange rates affect business decisions.
Your checkpoint
A completed PESTEL and Five Forces analysis of one named industry, plus a 20-item quiz scored at 70% or above.
Corporate Governance and Ethics & Management and Business Environment
Revisit every domain scoring below 65% in practice tests and redo the missed items.
Explain the link between governance, ethics and organisational performance.
Describe how structure and control systems support strategy implementation.
Summarise the key economic indicators that drive business decisions.
Your checkpoint
A personal error log covering every question missed so far, sorted by domain, with a one-line reason for each miss.
Corporate Governance and Ethics & Law and Secretarial Practice & Management and Business Environment & Finance, Accounting and Taxation
Complete two full-length timed mock exams under exam conditions.
Work through every error-log entry and confirm the correct reasoning aloud or in writing.
Memorise the core formula sheet and key legal definitions.
Practise structuring written answers with clear headings and supporting authority.
Your checkpoint
Two timed mock exams completed with a score of 70% or above on each and no single domain below 60%.
Milestones
Week 2: Finance and accounting quiz scored at 70% or above and the formula sheet is complete and usable without notes.
Week 4: Timed company law and secretarial test scored at 65% or above; weak sub-topics listed and scheduled into weeks 5 to 7.
Week 6: Governance case analysis and PESTEL/Five Forces analysis both submitted, and the error log contains entries from all four domains.
Week 8: Both mock exams scored at 70% or above overall, with each of the four domains at 60% or above.