FAKnowledge level

Financial Accounting

The basics of financial accounting and simple financial statements.

Exam length
2 hours
Pass mark
50%
Level
Knowledge level
Exam availability
On demand, all year

ACCA offers the Knowledge papers as on-demand exams.

01 / ABOUT THIS PAPER

Built around the FA exam

Our FA course is organised into six areas: Context & Purpose of Financial Reporting, Double-Entry Accounting, Recording Transactions, Preparation of Trial Balance, Basic Financial Statements and Interpretation of Financial Statements. Each area comes with exam-style practice questions in the LMS.

Global pass rate: 71% (June 2026 sitting, source: ACCA)

02 / SYLLABUS

What the course covers

01

Context & Purpose of Financial Reporting

  • Scope and purpose of financial statements
  • Users' and stakeholders' information needs
  • Main elements of financial reports
  • Regulatory framework for accounting
  • Duties of those charged with governance
02

Double-Entry Accounting

  • Accounting equation and duality concept
  • Ledger accounts and double-entry rules
  • Books of prime entry and source documents
  • Journal entries and corrections
  • Control accounts and reconciliations
03

Recording Transactions

  • Sales and purchases transactions
  • Cash and bank transactions
  • Inventory valuation (FIFO, weighted average)
  • Tangible non-current assets and depreciation
  • Accruals, prepayments, and bad debts
04

Preparation of Trial Balance

  • Trial balance extraction and errors
  • Correction of errors and suspense accounts
  • Bank reconciliations
  • Payroll transactions
  • Extended trial balance
05

Basic Financial Statements

  • Statement of financial position
  • Statement of profit or loss
  • Statement of cash flows (basic)
  • Accounting policies and notes
  • Events after the reporting period
06

Interpretation of Financial Statements

  • Profitability and return ratios
  • Liquidity and working capital ratios
  • Efficiency and asset turnover ratios
  • Gearing and solvency ratios
  • Limitations of financial ratio analysis
PRACTISE IN THE LMS

Practise FA, marked instantly.

9
practice papers
219
questions today

Each with instant marks, feedback and a tip to improve. You always know whether your answer was right.

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03 / YOUR TEACHERS

Meet your teachers

SS
Sheikh Siyaf
Managing Director
JF
Javeriya Firdous
Academic Director

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04 / KEEP EXPLORING

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