Hot and new topics for September 2025
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New topics are more likely to be examined.....as they are at the front of the examiner's mind. E...
Audit procedures simplified
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What are audit procedures? How can you earn more marks for procedures in the audit exam? Expert ACCA...
Ethics simplified
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expert audit tutor Ben Wilson gives study advice for ethics.....and tells you about his 2 most commo...
Audit risk simplified
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New series.....new type of podcast! Ben has a co-host (exciting) and will be taking technical audit ...
ACCA technical article explainer - ISSA 5000 (Sustainability)
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
ACCA published a new AAA technical article in January 2024 - ISSA 5000 (sustainability). In this edi...
Can AI help you to pass AAA?
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How is AI impacting auditors, regulators.....and ACCA students! Ben gives advice on how AI can help ...
Waiting for AAA results
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Be prepared! Ben gives practical advice on what to do whilst waiting for results.
ACCA's integrated report
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Juicy facts about ACCA......and lots of commentary on ACCA's audit report. Great for your AAA ex...
Silicon Valley Bank's collapse....and audit quality management
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapsed spectacularly in early 2023......just 2 weeks after KPMG gave a ...
Carillion, KPMG and ethics
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What went wrong at Carillion? How were KPMG implicated? And what is Ben's top topic tip for the Marc...
HSBC, PwC and the $1bn audit
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ben explores the rules on 'tendering' for large company audits, discusses 'audit quality', and consi...
Bouncing back from failing an ACCA paper with Jess Harcourt
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jess took several attempts to clear her nemesis paper......AFM. Here, she gives practical tips and a...
Remote Invigilation vs In Centre exams
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you have a 'choice' about whether to sit your ACCA exams remotely, or in a physical exam centre, ...
Superdry, MUGC and auditor resignation
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Superdry are facing going concern uncertainties...and their auditor (Deloitte) has resigned. In this...
Current issue - ESG Reporting
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
ESG is highly likely to be tested in the AAA exam.....as the examiner has just published 2x technica...
Current issue - Quality Management
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A new ACCA technical article has been published on Quality Management.....this is something that is ...
Elon Musk, Twitter and Due Diligence
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the normal due diligence process? What value to assurance providers add? And how did Elon Mu...
Audit fines and quality control
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
KPMG, PwC and Deloitte have all been fined by the FRC recently for audit failings. In this edition o...
How to score 81% in AAA
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Baker, a top performing ACCA student (who scored 81% in the AAA exam), shares his top tips f...
Work life balance and the auditor
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Big 4 audit partner Andy and I discuss how work life balance is changing in the modern UK audit envi...
Interest rates and impairment reviews
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ben discusses how rising interest rates can trigger / impact an impairment review, and the challenge...
UK or INT version of ACCA AAA and SBR?
28 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I'm joined by Tom Clendon, expert SBR tutor, to give you the facts you need to make an informed choi...
Money laundering and Natwest bank
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Money laundering.....taking dodgy, illegally acquired funds and 'washing' them clean using the finan...
Prizewinner special edition
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Salman, AAA prize winner for Qatar at the 2021 exam sitting, gives her top tips on how to maxi...
Tesco and the modern audit report
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Audit reports are regularly tested in AAA. In this edition of the auditcast, Ben uses Tesco's 2021 a...
Climate change and reporting
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Reporting on climate change is a hot topic, particularly with the COP26 summit around the corner. Be...
Current issues special edition
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Big 4 audit partner Andy and I discuss current issues relevant to the AAA exam.....auditing in a pan...
Fintech and due diligence
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What is fintech? Why have there been so many fintech transactions in the first half of 2021? And wha...
Virus variants and data analytics
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Data analytics have been used to drive governments' responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Real time da...
Inflation and the audit report
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Inflation (prices rising over time) can cause going concern issues for a company, particularly if th...
Warren Buffett and corporate governance
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Warren Buffett's investment fund, Berkshire Hathaway, has earned huge returns for investors over the...
Home working and internal controls
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The home working revolution of 2020/21 has dramatically impacted many workers. Internal controls hav...
Cryptocurrency, classification and subsequent events
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are becoming more mainstream. In this podcast, Ben discusses chal...
COVID 19 and going concern
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Auditing going concern during a global pandemic is a real challenge! Ben discusses the audit tests t...
Ever Given, inventory, provisions and revenue recognition
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What were the audit implications of the Ever Given container ship blocking the Suez canal? Ben discu...