The examination timetable of the November diet of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) is currently out. The examinations are scheduled to commence in this month of November. The question I was frequently asked by students is: How do I pass the larger-than-life examinations of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) without hassle? And borrowed from this is the question of how to tackle ICAN’s examination questions?   Without much ado, let me begin by dispelling as untrue the saying gaining currency among student members of the Institute that you cannot pass its examinations at one sitting. You can pass your ICAN examinations at one sitting, and you will; just simply follow these principles that worked for me and which I have told some of my students to follow through on: Prepare ‘professionally’ To begin with, to even muster the thought of passing any examination at all you need to be prepared. Now, professional examinations like tho...