THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE 
ACCTING 2501: Financial Accounting 
Final Examination Guide and Notes 2024 
 
Part 01. About This Guide 
Part 02. Sample Final Examination Paper 
Part 03. Suggested Solutions to Final Exam Paper 
Part 04. Final Examination - Hints and Tips 
 
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University of Adelaide - ACCTING2501: Financial Accounting

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ACADEMIC YEAR 2023 - 2024

University	University of Adelaide
Study Level	Undergraduate
Course Code	ACCTING 2501
Course Name	Financial Accounting
Notes Title	Final Examination Guide and Notes
Format	PDF
Page Length	38

This guide allows you to understand how the ACCTING 2501: Financial Accounting, University of Adelaide - Final Examination 2024 will be assessed, structured and the likely style and range of questions that would be asked. This self-study set has been thoroughly updated to cover all the examinable topics contained on the latest edition of the final exam. It also offers vital information on exam format, what will be on the exam and key concepts you should be focusing your studies on. Students applaud the invaluable tips for how to read the questions, overcome test anxiety, and avoid common pitfalls, all of which help foster exam confidence.

The aim of this course is to guide students in their development of technical and problem solving skills in the area of corporate external financial reporting. Corporate external financial reporting comprises financial reporting by reporting entities to external stakeholders. It is mandatory for reporting entities to report in accordance with Australian accounting standards. Students in this course will gain skills in reading, interpreting and applying accounting standards.

The topics to be covered include:

Accounting Regulation and the Conceptual Framework
Application of Accounting Theory
Presentation of Financial Statements and Other Disclosures
Leases
Provisions and Contingent Liabilties
Employee Benefits
Income Taxes
Property, Plant and Equipment
Intangible Assets
Impairment of Assets
Cash Flow Statements
Share-based Payments

COURSE CODE	COURSE NAME
ACCTING 1004	Accounting Foundations
ACCTING 2500	Cost and Management Accounting
ACCTING 2501	Financial Accounting
ACCTING 3501	Corporate Accounting
COMMGMT 1001	Managing Organisations and People
COMMLAW 1004	Commercial Law I
COMMLAW 3500	Income Tax Law III
CORPFIN 1002	Business Finance
CORPFIN 2501	Financial Institutions Management
CORPFIN 2502	Business Valuation
CORPFIN 3501	Portfolio Theory Management
CORPFIN 3502	Options, Futures and Risk Management
ECON 1008	Data Analytics I
ECON 1012	Principles of Economics I
ECON 2514	Managerial Economics II
ECON 2515	Intermediate Applied Econometrics II
ECON 2507	Intermediate Macroeconomics II
ECON 3502	Econometrics III
MARKETNG 1001	Introduction to Marketing
STATS 1000	Statistical Practice I

University of Adelaide - ACCTING2501: Financial Accounting

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