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Financial Accounting · May 2023

Every objective and theory question in this paper, and the topic notes to revise each one.

17 questions11 objective6 theory19 topics to revise
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, May 2023

May 2023 diet

11 objective and 6 theory
11 objective6 theory66 theory marks set
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Q120Asks you to post and balance the trade receivables account (8 marks), the bad debts account (3 marks) and the allowan...
Q220From the previous syllabus. Gives the statements of a listed company with a plant sold at a loss, a share issue, part...
Q38From the previous syllabus. Asks you to define an accounting policy and a change in accounting estimates with two exa...
Q4Asks for the profit or loss appropriation account, the partners’ current and capital accounts and a statement of fina...
Q510From the previous syllabus. Asks you to write up a two-column cash book of cash and bank, with a loan received and re...
Q68From the previous syllabus. Asks for the elements of the cost of an item of PPE under IAS 16 with four examples of di...

Objective questions Section A

2
Objective question 2Section A
  • From the previous syllabus. Asks which measurement basis applies when a company is not a going concern.

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, May 2023, Question 2
5
Objective question 5Section A
  • From the previous syllabus. Asks for the equation that calculates a sole trader’s profit, and, in the repeated item, the profit when opening capital is ₦225,000, closing capital ₦260,000 and drawings ₦10,000.

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, May 2023, Question 5
6
Objective question 6Section A
  • From the previous syllabus. These ask for the charge or allowance in the statement of profit or loss from receivables figures and a percentage.

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, May 2023, Question 6
8
Objective question 8Section A
  • From the previous syllabus. These ask how depreciation differs from other expenses, what is not considered in the useful life, and when depreciation starts under IAS 16.

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, May 2023, Question 8
11
Objective question 11Section A
  • From the previous syllabus. Gives a partnership profit shared in a ratio, and a minimum profit share guaranteed to one partner by the others. Asks for a partner’s share after the guarantee.

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, May 2023, Question 11
12
Objective question 12Section A
  • From the previous syllabus. Asks for the journal entries needed to remove goodwill recognised on the admission of a new partner.

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, May 2023, Question 12
13
Objective question 13Section A
  • From the previous syllabus. Asks what the excess of expenditure over income is called, where the excess of income over expenditure is added, what represents members’ interest in a club, and what the difference between assets and liabilities of a not-for-profit organisation is called.

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, May 2023, Question 13
14
Objective question 14Section A
  • Question 14 of May 2023 asks for the cost of sales from a 10% mark-up. Question 7 of May 2024 asks how much inventory the owner withdrew. Question 15 of November 2023 asks for the accounting equation after the owner takes cash and inventory.

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, May 2023, Question 14
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Objective question 18Section A
  • From the previous syllabus for the first three. Each asks which fundamental accounting concept is complied with when adjustments are made for prepaid and accrued expenses. The answer is the accruals concept.

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, May 2023, Question 18
19
Objective question 19Section A
  • From the previous syllabus. Question 17 of May 2021 asks what is not disclosed when expenses are analysed by nature (gross profit). Question 19 of May 2023 asks for the tax charge from an opening liability, current tax, an under-estimate and tax paid.

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, May 2023, Question 19

Theory questions Written questions

1
Theory question 1Written paper
20 marks
  • Asks you to post and balance the trade receivables account (8 marks), the bad debts account (3 marks) and the allowance account (6 marks), and to extract the statement of financial position at each year end (3 marks), for a company with a customer unable to pay in full.

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, May 2023, Question 1
2
Theory question 2Written paper
20 marks
  • From the previous syllabus. Gives the statements of a listed company with a plant sold at a loss, a share issue, part redemption of loan notes and a dividend, and asks for the statement of cash flows by the indirect method.

  • From the previous syllabus. Each asks for a full statement of cash flows by the indirect method, so you must also find purchases and proceeds of non-current assets, share issues, loan movements and dividends paid for the investing and financing sections.

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, May 2023, Question 2
3
Theory question 3Written paper
8 marks
  • From the previous syllabus. Asks you to define an accounting policy and a change in accounting estimates with two examples each (6 marks), and to outline the treatment of changes in estimates (2 marks).

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, May 2023, Question 3
4
Theory question 4Written paper
  • Asks for the profit or loss appropriation account, the partners’ current and capital accounts and a statement of financial position extract, and, in the later question, how profit is shared between partners, the partners’ initial capital and the capital and current accounts.

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, May 2023, Question 4
5
Theory question 5Written paper
10 marks
  • From the previous syllabus. Asks you to write up a two-column cash book of cash and bank, with a loan received and repaid by cheque, and to balance it off. Part (b) belongs to the double entry topic.

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, May 2023, Question 5
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Theory question 6Written paper
8 marks
  • From the previous syllabus. Asks for the elements of the cost of an item of PPE under IAS 16 with four examples of directly attributable costs.

  • From the previous syllabus. Asks for the disposal of cars from a carrying amount and accumulated depreciation, with the gain or loss and the ledger accounts. Part (a) belongs to the cost topic.

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, May 2023, Question 6
Source and reference. These questions come from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) Pathfinder for the Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, May 2023. When you use them, please cite the source, for example: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, May 2023. Each question carries its own reference and a button to copy it.