Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Accounting (4AC1)
Learn bookkeeping and control procedures, then prepare and interpret financial statements and end-of-period adjustments.
Specification Issue 1, October 2016
Course structure and assessment routes
- Take both externally assessed papers; the first has twice the raw marks of the second.
Main syllabus content
- Accounting environment
- Bookkeeping
- Control processes
- Financial statements
- End-of-period adjustments
Use Syllabus for the topic checklist. Where the qualification offers options, follow your chosen route rather than treating every option as compulsory.
4AC1 assessment structure
Use the route above to identify which components you take. Marks below are raw marks; the stated weightings determine their contribution to the award.
4AC1/01
Introduction to Bookkeeping and Accounting
- Duration
- 2 hours
- Marks
- 100
- Weighting
- Two thirds (66.6% as published)
Topics 1–3; multiple-choice and multi-part questions.
4AC1/02
Financial Statements
- Duration
- 1 hour 15 minutes
- Marks
- 50
- Weighting
- One third (33.3% as published)
Topics 4–5; two multi-part questions.
Key assessment information
- The percentages printed in the specification are rounded. This is the linear 4AC1 qualification, not the modular Accounting specification.
Official sources and verification
Checked 2026-09-04 against the official 4AC1 syllabus/specification (PDF). Specification Issue 1, October 2016.
Source PDF pages: 12, 13. PDF page positions may differ from printed page numbers.
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