ACCA Financial Accounting

ACCA BT (Business & Technology):
ACCA BT (Business and Technology, was AB/F1) or Foundation in Accountancy (FBT) is one of the papers in ACCA Applied Knowledge Subjects.

Business and Technology will teach you how businesses operate effectively, efficiently and ethically and will show the critical role finance professionals play in achieving this. You’ll understand business in the context of its environment, including economic, legal and regulatory influences on aspects like governance, employment, health and safety, data protection and security.

The syllabus states its aim is to introduce knowledge and understanding of:

The business organization, its stakeholders and the external environment
Business organizational structure, functions and governance
Ethics and social responsibility
Accounting and reporting systems, corporate governance, control, security and audit
Leading and managing individuals and teams
Personal effectiveness and communication in business
ACCA BT exam is not very difficult if you follow the right approach. Here are some tips to clear your ACCA BT exam:

Start early- Don’t start preparation at the last moment
Make sure you are covering the entire syllabus
Practice a lot of questions
Allocate slots for revision: As you plan for the exams, make sure you fix up a separate time slot for revision. Take small notes as you prepare and save them for your days of revision. Do not start with a fresh or new topic during your period of revision.
Give mock exams
Check what needs to be improved after mock and focus on that
These are the syllabus areas for the ACCA BT exam:

The business organization and organizational structure
The external environment and Ethics
Governance and social responsibility
Accounting & reporting systems and internal financial control
Leading and managing individuals and teams
Personal effectiveness and communication
The syllabus is assessed by a two-hour computer-based examination. Questions will assess all parts of the syllabus and will test knowledge and some comprehension or application of this knowledge. The examination will consist of two sections. Section A will contain 30 two-mark objective questions and 16 one-mark objective questions. Section B will contain 6 four mark multi-task questions each of which will examine one of the six main sections of the syllabus.

ACCA BT exam is an on-demand exam which means students can choose the date on which they want to appear for this exam, it’s available 365 days a year.