ACCA Ben Wilson's AAA audit cast

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• Accounting standards for AAA 24.03.2026 12min

  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 scenariosWhether 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 studentsLast-minute revisionStrengthening weak areas
• Groups: ACCA technical article explainer 29.01.2026 17min

  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.
• ACCA technical article explainer: Less Complex Entities 23.01.2026 11min

  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
• Audit Reports Simplified 13.11.2025 16min

  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.
• Sustainability audit simplified 22.10.2025 15min

  How is sustainability tested in ACCA audit exams? How can you best prepare? Expert ACCA audit tutor Ben Wilson gives his study advice
• AAA Exam Review S25 18.09.2025 7min

  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
• Hot and new topics for September 2025 10.07.2025 4min

  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.
• Audit procedures simplified 29.04.2025 7min

  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
• Ethics simplified 17.04.2025 15min

  Expert audit tutor Ben Wilson gives study advice for ethics.....and tells you about his 2 most common ethical dilemmas
• Audit risk simplified 11.04.2025 12min

  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.
• ACCA technical article explainer - ISSA 5000 (Sustainability) 20.02.2024 18min

  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.
• Can AI help you to pass AAA? 09.11.2023 15min

  How is AI impacting auditors, regulators.....and ACCA students! Ben gives advice on how AI can help with your exam preparation.
• Waiting for AAA results 10.10.2023 9min

  Be prepared! Ben gives practical advice on what to do whilst waiting for results.
• ACCA's integrated report 21.08.2023 15min

  Juicy facts about ACCA......and lots of commentary on ACCA's audit report. Great for your AAA exam preparation!
• Silicon Valley Bank's collapse....and audit quality management 26.05.2023 20min

  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.
• Carillion, KPMG and ethics 01.03.2023 16min

  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!
• HSBC, PwC and the $1bn audit 26.01.2023 12min

  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!
• Bouncing back from failing an ACCA paper with Jess Harcourt 20.01.2023 10min

  Jess took several attempts to clear her nemesis paper......AFM. Here, she gives practical tips and advice to help any other students who are struggling with ACCA. 
• Remote Invigilation vs In Centre exams 05.01.2023 9min

  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
• Superdry, MUGC and auditor resignation 15.11.2022 11min

  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