CAP2 Essential Documents

We would like to welcome you to CAP2. The information below will help you to get started on the right foot. The team are here to guide and support you throughout the year, and if you need more information please do get in touch.

  •  Terri Gray – Programme Leader
  • Aileen Finn – Co-ordinator
  • Shane Burke – Co-ordinator
  • Laura Gore – Belfast Co-ordinator
  • Richie Hoare – Galway Co-ordinator
  • Adrian Liston – Limerick & Waterford/Kilkenny Co-ordinator
  • Don Crowley – Cork Co-ordinator

We would like to wish you well in your studies at CAP2 and if you have any queries you can contact the CAP2 team at: cap2@charteredaccountants.ie.

Top Tip - Always remember to include your student number in the title of your email.

If you have questions about exams they should be sent directly to the exams office at cap2exam@charteredaccountants.ie

On this page you will find various notes, extracts and materials to help you in your studies.

The CAP2 competency statement 2017-2018 and a document highlighting any significant changes in this document from versions in previous years, are available to download below.This is the shared document between the education delivery and examination departments. Please note that if it is listed in the competency statement, it is examinable in the summer/autumn exams. Our materials are prepared each year to the guidance of the competency statement.

If you gained a CAP1 exemption it is your responsibility to ensure you are up to date and equipped for your studies going forward.  To help you do this, the cumulative principle document has been designed to help you identify and summarise the knowledge and skills that need to be carried forward from CAP1 to CAP2.

Underneath this are two documents to help you with answering exam questions:

The first is the Lexicon; a useful document that explains what is being asked -- it contains a list of commonly used verbs/instructions with their meaning. Students sometimes lose marks in the exam because they do not answer the question that is asked; so make sure you know the difference between an outline and a plan, and also if you have been asked to draft a memo or an email.

The Summer 2017 PEC report is the second valuable document, as it contains the summer paper from 2017 with suggested solutions and examiner comments. Use these notes to your advantage as it may highlight what aspect of a question was answered well and give insight and guidance in how you could improve your own answers.

Next on the list is a document outlining how the CA Diary works.

Finally, please note that there is a support service for all members of the Institute (including student members).

Learning Journals 2017-18

The Learning Journal is the layout or planning and delivery of each subject in the course. Each session's material has the accompanying learning journal extract; but we have put it all here in one place if you would rather have it all up front. It is split up into each subject so you only need to print the sections that are relevant to you.

Use the learning journal to prepare for your classes; each session outlines the learning objectives and indicates the work/reading/questions to be done in preparation for the class. It also highlights the recordings available - use these to catch up on, or revise specific sections of the course. The references to the competency statement ensure that the subject material maps back to the examinable areas of the course, and past exam questions or examples from the books are also listed for you to do some self-guided study after class. The lecturer tips could come in handy too!

CAP2 Audit Learning Journal 2017-2018
CAP2 Tax NI Learning Journal 2017-18
CAP2 Tax ROI Learning Journal 201718
CAP2 FR Learning Journal 2017-18
CAP2 SFMA Journal 2017-18

Additional subject material

Below we have provided the first six sessions' worth of material per subject; this is to ensure that everyone has access to the notes needed, even if their enrolment process is ongoing.

Please note these materials are for the 2017-2018 Academic year. If you are sitting the CAP2 Autumn exams, these materials are not relevant, the 2016-2017 CAP2 materials are found here;

CAP2 Audit 1-8 1718

CAP2 Tax NI 1-8 2017-18

CAP2 Tax ROI 1-8 2017-18

CAP2 FR 1-8 2017-18

CAP2 SFMA 1-8 2017-18


Updated Past Papers

Interim Assessment Papers

Have a query?

If you have a query, please refer to our Support & Services page and contact the relevant department with your query.

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