ICAEW ACA ACCOUNTING EXAMINATION
TEST 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
⩥ Types of Business Entity. Answer: • Sole trader
• Partnership
• Limited Liability Companies
⩥ Stakeholders for financial information. Answer: • Managers/Directors
• Owners of the company
• Trade contracts
• Finance providers
•HMRC
⩥ Year-end capital Equation. Answer: Bal. at start of year + net profit +
capital inj. - drawings
⩥ Total Staff Costs Equation. Answer: Gross salaries + Employer's NICs
⩥ Components of Gross Salary. Answer: • Net Salary
• Income tax (PAYE)
• National Insurance
, ⩥ Conceptual Framework. Answer: Sets out the concepts that underline
the preparation & presentation of financial statements.
⩥ Objective of Financial Statements. Answer: To provide information
about the reporting entity, that is useful to a wide variety of users in
making economic decisions about an entity.
⩥ Qualitative characteristics of Conceptual Framework. Answer: •
Relevance
• Faithful Representation
⩥ Accounting Concepts & Conventions. Answer: • Materiality
• Offsetting
• Money measurement
• Realisation
• Historical cost convention
⩥ Regulation in Accounting. Answer: It ensures that accounts are
sufficiently reliable, useful and prepared without delay. They are relied
by many users e.g. stakeholders
⩥ Double entry for Inventory. Answer: Dr Inventory
Cr Closing inventory/Cost of Sales
TEST 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
⩥ Types of Business Entity. Answer: • Sole trader
• Partnership
• Limited Liability Companies
⩥ Stakeholders for financial information. Answer: • Managers/Directors
• Owners of the company
• Trade contracts
• Finance providers
•HMRC
⩥ Year-end capital Equation. Answer: Bal. at start of year + net profit +
capital inj. - drawings
⩥ Total Staff Costs Equation. Answer: Gross salaries + Employer's NICs
⩥ Components of Gross Salary. Answer: • Net Salary
• Income tax (PAYE)
• National Insurance
, ⩥ Conceptual Framework. Answer: Sets out the concepts that underline
the preparation & presentation of financial statements.
⩥ Objective of Financial Statements. Answer: To provide information
about the reporting entity, that is useful to a wide variety of users in
making economic decisions about an entity.
⩥ Qualitative characteristics of Conceptual Framework. Answer: •
Relevance
• Faithful Representation
⩥ Accounting Concepts & Conventions. Answer: • Materiality
• Offsetting
• Money measurement
• Realisation
• Historical cost convention
⩥ Regulation in Accounting. Answer: It ensures that accounts are
sufficiently reliable, useful and prepared without delay. They are relied
by many users e.g. stakeholders
⩥ Double entry for Inventory. Answer: Dr Inventory
Cr Closing inventory/Cost of Sales