Category: Study Notes

Topic notes for the CPA, CFA, ACCA and CA exams, built from the official syllabus and exam blueprints. Every note carries worked examples, comparison tables and a revision box.

FAR Notes: Lease Accounting (ASC 842) for Lessees
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FAR Notes: Lease Accounting (ASC 842) for Lessees

ASC 842 puts almost every lease on the lessee's balance sheet. These FAR lease accounting notes explain the 5 finance-lease tests, ROU…

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Budgeting and Variances in 15 Minutes: The Only ACCA PM Variances Cheat Sheet You Need
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Budgeting and Variances in 15 Minutes: The Only ACCA PM Variances Cheat Sheet You Need

Variances carry easy marks in ACCA PM if you learn the logic behind the formulas. This 15-minute note covers flexed budgets, material,…

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FRM Value at Risk in 15 Minutes: Parametric, Historical, and Monte Carlo VaR Explained
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FRM Value at Risk in 15 Minutes: Parametric, Historical, and Monte Carlo VaR Explained

Value at Risk is one of the most tested ideas in the FRM. This note walks through the definition, the three estimation…

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CFA Ethics Level 1 in 15 Minutes: All 7 Standards and the Traps That Fail Candidates
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CFA Ethics Level 1 in 15 Minutes: All 7 Standards and the Traps That Fail Candidates

CFA Level 1 Ethics notes covering the Code of Ethics and all seven Standards of Professional Conduct. Each standard comes with an…

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CPA FAR consolidation in 15 Minutes: Goodwill, NCI and Intercompany Eliminations
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CPA FAR consolidation in 15 Minutes: Goodwill, NCI and Intercompany Eliminations

CPA FAR consolidation made simple: the acquisition method, goodwill and NCI computation under the full goodwill method, the basic elimination entry, and…

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Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis in 15 Minutes: CMA Part 1 Notes
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Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis in 15 Minutes: CMA Part 1 Notes

Cost-volume-profit analysis is the CMA Part 1 topic that turns cost behavior into decisions. This note builds it from zero: contribution margin,…

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ASC 606 Revenue Recognition: The 5-Step Model (FAR Notes)
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ASC 606 Revenue Recognition: The 5-Step Model (FAR Notes)

ASC 606 revenue recognition is the most-tested FAR topic. These notes walk through the five-step model: contract criteria, performance obligations, transaction price…

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Free FP&A Course – Chapter Wise Video Links
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Free FP&A Course – Chapter Wise Video Links

This free FP&A course brings together 34 chapter-wise video lessons on financial planning and analysis: the FP&A role, financial analysis, budgeting and…

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