ACCA Foundations Level

Maintaining Financial Records (FA2)

Advance your accounting proficiency by mastering year-end adjustments, asset management, and the preparation of final accounts for varied business structures.

Module Overview

What is the FA2 Module?

The Maintaining Financial Records (FA2) module builds directly upon your foundational knowledge, focusing on the sophisticated adjustments required to finalize financial statements.

You will progress from basic bookkeeping to complex adjustments, including the treatment of depreciation, management of bad debts, and accruals. This module is essential for developing the analytical ability to prepare accurate final accounts for both sole traders and partnerships, ensuring you are ready for professional accounting challenges.

Core Competencies

  • Adjustments: Depreciation, bad debts, and accruals.
  • Reporting: Final accounts for sole traders & partnerships.
  • Technical: Advanced ledger management and control.
Curriculum Matrix

What You Will Study

1. Advanced Bookkeeping

Mastering complex ledger accounts and control accounts

Managing accruals, prepayments, and suspense accounts

Recording non-current asset acquisitions and disposals

Advanced application of double-entry in diverse scenarios

2. Adjustments to Accounts

Calculating and recording depreciation methods

Managing bad debts and creating provision for doubtful debts

Identifying and correcting errors in financial records

Adjusting accounts for year-end reporting

3. Final Accounts Preparation

Preparing final accounts for sole traders

Adjusting and drafting financial statements for partnerships

From Trial Balance to Statement of Financial Position

Ensuring compliance and accuracy in final reporting

EXAM METRICS

Structure & Parameters

Official Module CodeACCA FA2
Exam Tier LevelFoundations Level
Exam DeliveryComputer Based Exam (CBE)
Allotted Duration2 Hours
Total Scaling Marks100 Marks Available
Minimum Passing Bar50% Required
FormatOTQs & Multi-task Questions
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