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May & Aug 2026 · SoPa

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

Restaurants · 7 sub-tasks shown

OCS past questions, May & Aug 2026 (SoPa): task, core activity, topic and our summary
Task	Core activity	Topic	What was asked (our summary)
V1 · Task 2(c)	Core activity D: Reporting, ethics and tax	Inventory, events and other IFRS	Valuing the new unit's finished goods inventory under the inventory standard.
V2 · Task 3(a)	Core activity D: Reporting, ethics and tax	Leases	Initial and later measurement of the lease liability and right-of-use asset for a new service system.
V3 · Task 1(c)	Core activity D: Reporting, ethics and tax	Property, plant and equipment	Recognising and measuring new capital expenditure under the property, plant and equipment standard.
V4 · Task 4(d)	Core activity D: Reporting, ethics and tax	Leases	Applying the short-term and low-value lease exemptions to several leased items.
V5 · Task 1(b)	Core activity D: Reporting, ethics and tax	Property, plant and equipment	Recognising and initially measuring new farm expenditure.
V5 · Task 1(c)	Core activity D: Reporting, ethics and tax	Tax	How a change in tax depreciation allowances on new equipment affects taxable profit.
V6 · Task 1(d)	Core activity D: Reporting, ethics and tax	Leases	Initial and later measurement of a lease liability for the year-end accounts.

V1 · Task 2(c)Core activity D: Reporting, ethics and tax
Valuing the new unit's finished goods inventory under the inventory standard.
Inventory, events and other IFRS
V2 · Task 3(a)Core activity D: Reporting, ethics and tax
Initial and later measurement of the lease liability and right-of-use asset for a new service system.
Leases
V3 · Task 1(c)Core activity D: Reporting, ethics and tax
Recognising and measuring new capital expenditure under the property, plant and equipment standard.
Property, plant and equipment
V4 · Task 4(d)Core activity D: Reporting, ethics and tax
Applying the short-term and low-value lease exemptions to several leased items.
Leases
V5 · Task 1(b)Core activity D: Reporting, ethics and tax
Recognising and initially measuring new farm expenditure.
Property, plant and equipment
V5 · Task 1(c)Core activity D: Reporting, ethics and tax
How a change in tax depreciation allowances on new equipment affects taxable profit.
Tax
V6 · Task 1(d)Core activity D: Reporting, ethics and tax
Initial and later measurement of a lease liability for the year-end accounts.
Leases

Nov 2025 & Feb 2026 · SumTrix

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

Ski manufacturing · 8 sub-tasks shown

OCS past questions, Nov 2025 & Feb 2026 (SumTrix): task, core activity, topic and our summary
Task	Core activity	Topic	What was asked (our summary)
V1 · Task 1(a)	Core activity D: Reporting, ethics and tax	Leases	Initial and later measurement of a lease of production equipment, this year and in future years.
V2 · Task 4(a)	Core activity D: Reporting, ethics and tax	Inventory, events and other IFRS	Treatment, and effect on profit, of several items in the year-end financial statements.
V3 · Task 4(a)	Core activity D: Reporting, ethics and tax	Property, plant and equipment	Effect on next year's accounts of adopting a property revaluation policy.
V3 · Task 4(b)	Core activity D: Reporting, ethics and tax	Property, plant and equipment	Depreciation period for computer equipment and how to handle a change in useful life.
V4 · Task 1(a)	Core activity D: Reporting, ethics and tax	Property, plant and equipment	Treatment of an old machine that is to be sold.
V4 · Task 1(b)	Core activity D: Reporting, ethics and tax	Property, plant and equipment	Which costs of a new machine are capitalised this year.
V5 · Task 1(b)	Core activity D: Reporting, ethics and tax	Leases	Accounting for a property lease: lease liability and right-of-use asset, initially and later.
V6 · Task 4(b)	Core activity D: Reporting, ethics and tax	Property, plant and equipment	Classifying and measuring an old machine in the year-end accounts.

V1 · Task 1(a)Core activity D: Reporting, ethics and tax
Initial and later measurement of a lease of production equipment, this year and in future years.
Leases
V2 · Task 4(a)Core activity D: Reporting, ethics and tax
Treatment, and effect on profit, of several items in the year-end financial statements.
Inventory, events and other IFRS
V3 · Task 4(a)Core activity D: Reporting, ethics and tax
Effect on next year's accounts of adopting a property revaluation policy.
Property, plant and equipment
V3 · Task 4(b)Core activity D: Reporting, ethics and tax
Depreciation period for computer equipment and how to handle a change in useful life.
Property, plant and equipment
V4 · Task 1(a)Core activity D: Reporting, ethics and tax
Treatment of an old machine that is to be sold.
Property, plant and equipment
V4 · Task 1(b)Core activity D: Reporting, ethics and tax
Which costs of a new machine are capitalised this year.
Property, plant and equipment
V5 · Task 1(b)Core activity D: Reporting, ethics and tax
Accounting for a property lease: lease liability and right-of-use asset, initially and later.
Leases
V6 · Task 4(b)Core activity D: Reporting, ethics and tax
Classifying and measuring an old machine in the year-end accounts.
Property, plant and equipment

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