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ACCA Ben Wilson's AAA audit cast

Ben Wilson

Join expert ACCA AAA tutor Ben Wilson as he discusses world events from an audit perspective, helping to develop your advanced auditing skills for the AAA exam

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  • March 24 · 12 min

    Accounting standards for AAA

    Struggling with Accounting Standards for the ACCA AAA Exam? Expert AAA tutor Ben Wilson breaks it ALL down here. If you’re preparing for ACCA Advanced Audit & Assurance (AAA), understanding accounting standards isn’t optional — it’s essential for passing and scoring high. In this video, we cover: ✅ The key accounting standards you MUST know for AAA ✅ How standards are tested in the exam ✅ Common mistakes students make (and how to avoid them) ✅ Practical tips to apply standards in audit scenarios Whether you’re aiming to pass or push for a top mark, this guide will help you feel confident walking into the exam. 📌 Perfect for: ACCA AAA students Last-minute revision Strengthening weak areas

  • January 29 · 17 min

    Groups: ACCA technical article explainer

    Groups are tested VERY regularly in the AAA exam. Understand what you need to know to pass with Expert ACCA AAA tutor Ben Wilson's review of this article.

  • January 23 · 11 min

    ACCA technical article explainer: Less Complex Entities

    What do AAA students NEED to know about Less Complex Entity audits? How is this likely to be tested in the AAA exam? Do you actually need to read the article? Expert ACCA tutor Ben Wilson covers all this and more

  • Nov 13, 2025 · 16 min

    Audit Reports Simplified

    Students HATE audit reports. Technical language, hard to understand, boring to study, tough exam questions.ACCA Expert Tutor Ben Wilson uses simple explanations to make this tough topic more understandable for you.

  • Oct 22, 2025 · 15 min

    Sustainability audit simplified

    How is sustainability tested in ACCA audit exams? How can you best prepare? Expert ACCA audit tutor Ben Wilson gives his study advice

  • Sep 18, 2025 · 7 min

    AAA Exam Review S25

    What came up in the S25 AAA exam? How can this help you prepare for future exam sittings? Join expert ACCA AAA tutor Ben Wilson to find out

  • Jul 10, 2025 · 4 min

    Hot and new topics for September 2025

    New topics are more likely to be examined.....as they are at the front of the examiner's mind. Expert ACCA AAA tutor Ben Wilson covers key updates for September 2025.

  • S2 · E3
    Apr 29, 2025 · 7 min

    Audit procedures simplified

    What are audit procedures? How can you earn more marks for procedures in the audit exam? Expert ACCA tutor Ben Wilson gives his guidance here

  • S2 · E1
    Apr 17, 2025 · 15 min

    Ethics simplified

    Expert audit tutor Ben Wilson gives study advice for ethics.....and tells you about his 2 most common ethical dilemmas

  • S2 · E1
    Apr 11, 2025 · 12 min

    Audit risk simplified

    New series.....new type of podcast! Ben has a co-host (exciting) and will be taking technical audit topics and breaking them down for you.

  • Feb 20, 2024 · 18 min

    ACCA technical article explainer - ISSA 5000 (Sustainability)

    ACCA published a new AAA technical article in January 2024 - ISSA 5000 (sustainability). In this edition of the podcast, Ben brings the article to life, explaining the technical areas in simple language......and gives hints on how it will be tested in the AAA exam.

  • Nov 9, 2023 · 15 min

    Can AI help you to pass AAA?

    How is AI impacting auditors, regulators.....and ACCA students! Ben gives advice on how AI can help with your exam preparation.

  • Oct 10, 2023 · 9 min

    Waiting for AAA results

    Be prepared! Ben gives practical advice on what to do whilst waiting for results.

  • Aug 21, 2023 · 15 min

    ACCA's integrated report

    Juicy facts about ACCA......and lots of commentary on ACCA's audit report. Great for your AAA exam preparation!

  • May 26, 2023 · 20 min

    Silicon Valley Bank's collapse....and audit quality management

    Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapsed spectacularly in early 2023......just 2 weeks after KPMG gave a clean audit report. Why did the bank collapse? And what factors led to KPMG being implicated? Ben explores these questions in this edition of the audit cast.

  • Mar 1, 2023 · 16 min

    Carillion, KPMG and ethics

    What went wrong at Carillion? How were KPMG implicated? And what is Ben's top topic tip for the March 2023 exam? Listen to find out!

  • Jan 26, 2023 · 12 min

    HSBC, PwC and the $1bn audit

    Ben explores the rules on 'tendering' for large company audits, discusses 'audit quality', and considers why only 2 auditors (PwC & Deloitte) pitched for the HSBC audit. Oh....and there's a 'FUN FACTS QUIZ' at the end!

  • Jan 5, 2023 · 9 min

    Remote Invigilation vs In Centre exams

    If you have a 'choice' about whether to sit your ACCA exams remotely, or in a physical exam centre, this edition will help you to make an informed decision

  • Nov 15, 2022 · 11 min

    Superdry, MUGC and auditor resignation

    Superdry are facing going concern uncertainties...and their auditor (Deloitte) has resigned. In this edition, Ben discusses the challenges facing Superdry and gives exam insights on audit reports. See Superdry's financial statements here https://corporate.superdry.com/media/3153/annual_report_2021.pdf See Deloitte's resignation letter here (if this link doesn;t work, go to the 'Companies House' website and search for 'Superdry. The auditor's resignation letter is there https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/document-api-images-live.ch.gov.uk/docs/4qKbd6npHaozs_KJsClBkwGWK2D-EXE_MoHHmoQXRt4/application-pdf?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAWRGBDBV3PZ652IMQ%2F20221117%2Feu-west-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20221117T143151Z&X-Amz-Expires=60&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjECQaCWV1LXdlc3QtMiJGMEQCIGctqr2ep4RPNHQqfAWjNEXLoUPjhkaGsqTJhiSmMM1oAiBLGZ8zt3%2FJIzZoUKXi%2FlMpzhcR19%2FMTwNSgO3i9h1QAyrNBAgtEAQaDDQ0OTIyOTAzMjgyMiIMs6c7ODt1SJiErCtNKqoEMmN8Zs6%2BTKdtqV%2Bp7%2BFvf3%2BwX3MOnjoTrOLVrjIYjTsevJVh%2Fyv58U%2BXkgAaEC3Lxw2%2BbbCWCTYm63ZGYgN%2BlzjPJu5fe2gSWSZsb%2F1APQdpGb5NvpgF3qQDZZW4ldIRQNy8U22cnoYloJaEupnt9%2Bcb7VouRLOT9fd1OBlQJgOAtFJ6m%2BQ%2Fh3ExmIzP8pK870mEfctlNG%2B4z9hVB1VaGjEBbR0GCupYgr1TidqbNmsRfoT4gA%2F863iWFfhV7e2GOAOztm%2BBUS3VCaAMPvlWzc4ugnQQ6ICXoFK6ICy24%2FGlPi5%2BlxOFm1r11%2B4hWSvT%2FThA%2BWhaazj5qfkJpZB0GyNbrR4xMkbvXSopM6RnamYxqd7mRmaGXG0vrT8%2F6yiUkXM%2Fys6vUUc%2FaaC7kakryBvuX2pOpnaJKY5ad26OSUBgZco9rZCjrlXf%2FLfBZxDi9i1PPgghz8kXbhwH7Fp9eNTRH7rEe22%2Fz102EU%2BDYAdsznWYIYEewgaAuzj2et51ZUBRLQmbCSZ%2BSPnEgeazRl%2FWedyRdWN84VtEruh6VQzxXjZIX9zXNDaj2vGjxndAI0%2BFN9eXjj6qaMmITE%2FrsprklO9GTfGIPBIoSdB%2B768YvN%2BeEU4Kp%2BI5JXyZLRF5vbEOccwsHl3zlfRet1fXAZYqrzJ1nls6hTPqZYNazbxz8%2B3kBwxl%2Bn56oMNVxwe2wpQDtuy9iDAGtYnqSMM6gbB4zYCx8BwGU54wkLnYmwY6qgFM4BMWtqFJ%2FPAE2L6olHGE2Y8JvCcCje62%2BrNzNrBQiyniW%2Fw9fDyfP6M6%2F7tEUuV4sTIapQECRHiiz5gnupmLZOKeiirWXEY5DSc0KzTvBqAxdXe9sFfdDekAZTGJYZs3w2I%2BEsCHHEM1JDGFSg0IKjkHbtbjf%2BX%2FcCHams3dQ9yBPayOpYWXcFzx%2BHi5QUjGmp0bW4aukFwcIS2qMYiGN2eR2%2FCXD%2BGBRA%3D%3D&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&response-content-disposition=inline%3Bfilename%3D%22companies_house_document.pdf%22&X-Amz-Signature=b029f6bf6531835bfea984959a1bc42e1943129620600ede774089e4b043d999

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