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CIMA MCS past questions by sitting

Every sub-task from recent Management Case Study pre-seens, summarised in our own words and sorted by core activity. One sitting at a time, with the number of matching sub-tasks on each.

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May & Aug 2026 · Cartn

CIMA's post-exam materials for May & Aug 2026

Packaging · 3 sub-tasks shown

MCS past questions, May & Aug 2026 (Cartn): task, core activity, topic and our summary
Task	Core activity	Topic	What was asked (our summary)
V4 · Task 2(a)	Core activity E: Stakeholders	Groups, goodwill and joint ventures	Difficulties measuring goodwill on a planned acquisition.
V5 · Task 3(b)	Core activity E: Stakeholders	Groups, goodwill and joint ventures	Accounting for an investment in a joint venture and its first months of trading.
V6 · Task 3(a)	Core activity D: Measuring performance	Groups, goodwill and joint ventures	Effect of volatile currencies at new foreign subsidiaries on the accounts and how they are read.

V4 · Task 2(a)Core activity E: Stakeholders
Difficulties measuring goodwill on a planned acquisition.
Groups, goodwill and joint ventures
V5 · Task 3(b)Core activity E: Stakeholders
Accounting for an investment in a joint venture and its first months of trading.
Groups, goodwill and joint ventures
V6 · Task 3(a)Core activity D: Measuring performance
Effect of volatile currencies at new foreign subsidiaries on the accounts and how they are read.
Groups, goodwill and joint ventures

Nov 2025 & Feb 2026 · Ressett

CIMA's post-exam materials for Nov 2025 & Feb 2026

Refurbished computers · 2 sub-tasks shown

MCS past questions, Nov 2025 & Feb 2026 (Ressett): task, core activity, topic and our summary
Task	Core activity	Topic	What was asked (our summary)
V3 · Task 3(b)	Core activity D: Measuring performance	Groups, goodwill and joint ventures	What must be agreed for a new company to count as a joint venture, and the accounting effects.
V6 · Task 2(b)	Core activity E: Stakeholders	Groups, goodwill and joint ventures	Difficulties accounting for goodwill if a planned acquisition goes ahead.

V3 · Task 3(b)Core activity D: Measuring performance
What must be agreed for a new company to count as a joint venture, and the accounting effects.
Groups, goodwill and joint ventures
V6 · Task 2(b)Core activity E: Stakeholders
Difficulties accounting for goodwill if a planned acquisition goes ahead.
Groups, goodwill and joint ventures

May & Aug 2025 · Trimayr

CIMA's post-exam materials for May & Aug 2025

Hair salons · 2 sub-tasks shown

MCS past questions, May & Aug 2025 (Trimayr): task, core activity, topic and our summary
Task	Core activity	Topic	What was asked (our summary)
V4 · Task 1(b)	Core activity E: Stakeholders	Groups, goodwill and joint ventures	How acquiring a foreign subsidiary affects the group's reported performance.
V6 · Task 1(b)	Core activity E: Stakeholders	Groups, goodwill and joint ventures	Challenges in measuring and accounting for goodwill on an acquisition.

V4 · Task 1(b)Core activity E: Stakeholders
How acquiring a foreign subsidiary affects the group's reported performance.
Groups, goodwill and joint ventures
V6 · Task 1(b)Core activity E: Stakeholders
Challenges in measuring and accounting for goodwill on an acquisition.
Groups, goodwill and joint ventures

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