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We know how tough it can be to study and revise A-Level Accounting.

Ready to revise and want more exam-style practise questions? We've got loads on our web-site, all with fully explained model answers. Worried about those pesky 25 mark questions? We've got plenty for you to practise. Each one has a clearly written suggested answer.

Maybe you're in Year 12 and are finding this subject tough? You haven't studied the subject before and the language, terminology and concepts can be really confusing. 
Don't worry! We're here to help.

Our videos are all produced and presented by experienced A-Level Accounting teachers. We know which bits are difficult, and we know how to give you an explanation that's clear and concise. We don't waffle and we don't go off on a tangent. Just straightforward explanation, that you can watch and pause if you want to make some notes, or simply give something a bit of thought.

Our videos all follow the same format. At the start of the video, we list and describe what will be covered in the video. The explanation follows, using slides that contain the key points or that illustrate a calculation. At the end of the video, we briefly recap what's been covered. Most videos are about 15 minutes long, but this varies depending on the amount of content that's covered in a particular video.

Lots of worksheets are provided too! We have worksheets that help you practise questions relating to particular topics, and lots of revision worksheets too. All come with answers and explanations.

Like Multiple Choice quizzes? We've got those too...

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Structure of the website:

Once you have subscribed, you'll have access to the full set of resources on the web-site. These are organised in a similar way to how you'll probably be covering the topics in class. Here's a full list of everything we cover along with the resources that are provided:
 

YEAR 1 (Year 12):
Year 1, Section 1: Introduction to Financial Accounting

  • Introduction (3 videos)

  • Source documents and Books of prime entry (2 videos, 1 worksheet, 1 multiple choice quiz)

  • Double-entry book-keeping and Account balancing (8 videos, 4 worksheets, 1 multiple choice quiz)

  • Trial Balance and errors including:

    • Errors shown by the trial balance​

    • Not-revealed errors

    • The suspense account

        (this section has 5 videos, 2 worksheets and 1 multiple choice quiz)​

  • Cash Book and Bank reconciliation statement (3 videos, 1 worksheet, 1 multiple choice quiz)

  • The basics of the Income Statement and the Statement of Financial Position (SOFP) (2 videos, 1 worksheet)

  • The general journal (2 videos, 1 worksheet)

  • Control accounts (2 videos, 2 worksheets, 1 multiple choice quiz)

  • Adjustments to financial statements (accruals and prepayments of expenses; straight-line and reducing balance depreciation; writing off an irrecoverable debt) (5 videos, 2 worksheets)

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Year 1, Section 2: Financial Accounting

  • Business organisations and Sources of finance (2 videos, 1 worksheet)

  • Accounting concepts and Inventory valuation (3 videos, 2 multiple choice quizzes)

  • Further adjustments to financial statements (accruals and prepayments of income; recovery of an irrecoverable debt; profit/loss on the disposal of a non-current asset, including the sale of an asset and part exchange of an asset) (8 videos, 3 worksheets)

  • Financial statements of limited companies (6 videos, 1 worksheet, 1 multiple choice quiz)

  • Financial ratios (profitability ratios, liquidity ratios, efficiency ratios and capital structure ratio)​ (3 videos, 1 worksheet)

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Year 1, Section 3: Management Accounting

  • What is management accounting (1 video)

  • Budgeting (1 video, 1 worksheet)

  • Marginal Costing and Breakeven analysis (2 videos, 1 worksheet)

  • Decision Making (4 videos, 2 worksheets)

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YEAR 2 (Year 13):​

Year 2: Section 1: Financial Accounting

  • Incomplete records (6 videos, 3 worksheets)

  • Computers in accounting (1 video)

  • Partnership accounting including changes to partnerships (9 videos, 2 worksheets)

  • Accounting for limited companies (3 videos, 1 worksheet)

  • Statements of cash flows (4 videos, 1 worksheet)

  • Interpretation of accounting information (investor ratios) (2 videos, 1 worksheet)

  • Accounting regulation and ethics (2 videos, 2 worksheets)

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Year 2, Section 2: Management Accounting

  • Budgeting (4 videos, 1 worksheet)

  • Costing Methods: Marginal Costing, Absorption Costing and Activity Based Costing (ABC) (7 videos, 1 multiple choice quiz)

  • Overheads and Overhead absorption (3 videos, 1 worksheet)

  • Standard costing and Variance analysis (6 videos, 1 worksheet, 1 multiple choice quiz)

  • Capital investment appraisal (3 videos, 1 worksheet)

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A-Level Accounting exam style questions

  • Multiple choice questions (5 worksheets with 10 questions on each one)

  • Shorter questions (5 worksheets with 5 short questions on each one)

  • Longer questions (11 worksheets with one long question on each one)

  • 25 mark questions (10 worksheets with one 25 mark question on each one). This section also contains a guide to answering 25-mark questions (please note that the guide is based on our experience as teachers, and is not official guidance from AQA or any other party) 

  • Full papers (1 "Financial Accounting" (Paper 1) - a full 3 hour paper. 1 "Analysis and Decision Making" (Paper 2) - a full 3 hour paper)

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