Further to the various posts below I would like to assure everyone that ICB takes the issue of its examinations very seriously. We look carefully at the wording of every question we set to ensure that the language used is clear and unambiguous. Each paper is written, moderated, checked and tested and hundreds of candidates take our core assessments each week with no issues or problems. If at any stage of the process we feel that we are less than completely clear then we will amend and update the wording of a question. The particular paper (B2) identified below has an excellent achievement rate spanning back to June 2014 when our syllabus changed.
Obviously the writers below feel that they are sufficiently unhappy with the outcome of their own particular assessments to raise the matter on the Forum and I would like to follow this up. As forum posts are not identifiable, could you kindly give ICB some additional information so that I may check your individual papers and talk to you about your specific concerns, hopefully clearing up any misunderstandings that may have arisen. Please telephone our examinations department on 020 7856 2567 so that we can discuss your query with you. Please ask for me and state that it is as a result of a forum post.
Unfortunately, when looking at the B2 result, an 84% mark in an assessment does mean a loss of 16 marks overall which is quite significant at any Level 2 paper and such a mark is highly unlikely to be the result of any ambiguity or error in the paper. In this instance it is quite possible that there will be sections of this particular paper that have been misunderstood and hopefully we can talk about it and ensure you are on the right track.
With regards to the CIS query, again, without having access to your paper until you can identify yourself, it is difficult to make any comment. However, I wonder if your query is to do with the travel element of a CIS invoice. I did try out a number of 'online' CIS calculators (mostly from accountant websites) and none of them included travel as an option (which our questions often do). I would like to know which calculator you used so I can check that particular one out. As a matter of interest, HMRC is very specific that travel on an invoice is subject to a CIS tax deduction (which does not apply to fuel) so this might be where the confusion has arisen. If our questions include travel then you should deduct tax on this particular element.
Do please contact us so that we can discuss your concerns individually and hopefully ensure you are able to progess through your assessments successfully.
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