1. Revision Course December 2009 Exams
ACCA F6 – Taxation
Revision Course
December 2009 Exams

2. Template guidelines – 1 Use Gill Sans MT font throughout
Standard text size is 32
Standard line spacing is Single (7.68 before, 0 after)
This blue ink colour is RGB 51/51/153
Banner blue is RGB 51/51/153 as well
The slide title text size is 36
Bullet points look like this

3. Template guidelines – 2
You don’t need to start every sentence with a bullet point
I generally avoid full-stops at the end of each sentence to retain a cleaner look to the text
Use bold and colour sparingly in the text
No need to animate every object on your slide

4. Template guidelines – 3
Feel free to move the text around on the page in order to fit in with images, tables, diagrams or other objects
As long we stick to the basic rules (font, colour, size) and include plenty of space, the slides will look neat

5. Diagrams and drawings
Boxes should have 2.25pt line, with slight shadow
Use block arrows or line arrows
Business Strategy
Business Strategy
Business Strategy
Business Strategy

6. Diagrams – example Defer 2.1 Sit 2.2 & 2.3
Yes
Plan to take P5 as optional paper?
Take F5 under new syllabus
Sit 2.1 in June 2010 No
If fail 2.1

7. Section Titles
Break up large sets of slides with section title slides, which use a smaller version of the main image
Indicate progress through the topics – ideally using a diagram (but a list will do)
Here’s an example …

8. ACCA Paper F6 – Taxation Detailed Syllabus The UK tax system
Income tax liabilities
Corporation tax liabilities
Chargeable gains
National insurance contributions
Value added tax
The obligations of taxpayers & their agents

9. Callouts like this are a useful way to comment on a figure in a table
Tables – example 1
Small tables should use 1.5pt blue lines
Shade the title column/row for impact
Year
Profit
Tax
2007
£14.5m
£2.9m
2008
£16.2m
£3.2m
Items to remember
Exam registration form
ID (eg driving licence)
Pens
Calculator
Ruler
Callouts like this are a useful way to comment on a figure in a table

10. Tables – example 2
Part One
1.1 Preparing Financial Statements
F3 Financial Accounting (FA)
1.2 Financial Information for Management
F2 Management Accounting (MA)
1.3 Managing People
F1 Accountant in Business (AB)
Part Two
2.1 Information Systems
F5 Performance Management (PM)
2.2 Corporate & Business Law
F4 Corporate & Business Law (CL)
2.3 Business Taxation
F6 Taxation (TX)
2.4 Financial Management & Control
F9 Financial Management (FM)
2.5 Financial Reporting
F7 Financial Reporting (FR)
2.6 Audit & Internal Review
F8 Audit & Assurance (AA)
For this larger table I used 1pt lines & light blue shading to keep it lighter

11. Clipart
Only use clipart that would not look out of place in a professional BPP brochure
Acceptable
Not acceptable

12. Clipart Use clipart with highlight boxes for emphasis Important dates
June 2009 – last sitting of current syllabus
Dec 2009 – first sitting if new syllabus
Key formula
Rf = Rn  (1+g)n

13. Revision Course December 2009 Exams
ACCA F6 – Taxation
Revision Course
December 2009 Exams
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