CIMA MCS past questions
CIMA MCS past questions: Groups, goodwill and joint ventures
Every sub-task on groups, goodwill and joint ventures set in the Management Case Study pre-seens we cover, summarised in our own words.
- Sub-tasks
- 7
- Sittings
- 3 of 3
- Exam variants
- 7 of 18
- Last set
- May & Aug 2026
Mostly filed under core activity E (Manage internal and external stakeholders). Syllabus: F2 C, group accounts. These are patterns from past exams, not a forecast: CIMA can test any part of the syllabus.
May & Aug 2026 · Cartn
Every task set for CartnPackaging · CIMA's post-exam materials
- V4 · Task 2(a)Core activity E: Stakeholders
Difficulties measuring goodwill on a planned acquisition.
- V5 · Task 3(b)Core activity E: Stakeholders
Accounting for an investment in a joint venture and its first months of trading.
- 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.
Nov 2025 & Feb 2026 · Ressett
Every task set for RessettRefurbished computers · CIMA's post-exam materials
- 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.
- V6 · Task 2(b)Core activity E: Stakeholders
Difficulties accounting for goodwill if a planned acquisition goes ahead.
May & Aug 2025 · Trimayr
Every task set for TrimayrHair salons · CIMA's post-exam materials
- V4 · Task 1(b)Core activity E: Stakeholders
How acquiring a foreign subsidiary affects the group's reported performance.
- V6 · Task 1(b)Core activity E: Stakeholders
Challenges in measuring and accounting for goodwill on an acquisition.
Practise groups, goodwill and joint ventures in your own pre-seen
Timed MCS tasks set in Wuudbreak, the current pre-seen, marked in about a minute. Try one task free, no card needed.