I'm in the early stages of interviewing for a group tax manager job with a PE backed firm. Would be a large pay increase (about £35k). Does anyone have experience of working in that sort of environment? I generally enjoy practice as such but its quite stressful and long hours pretty much are the default. Would a PE backed business have a similar issue?
First time poster (long time lurker). I'm sitting Technical OMB paper later this year with Tolley and looking for advice on whether to study and sit APS OMB at the same time?
Asking around at work people are 50/50 on this approach.
Thoughts/experience/advice would be appreciated! TIA
I personally think it is unfair that those who sat their exams today essentially had the freedom to everything and anything including the browsing the internet and no invigilator watching them whilst the others (myself included) only had an A5 booklet and rubbish Test Reach system to sit exams. I really hope we are compensated and treated fairly in the marking system as special consideration apparently only allows max 3 extra marks?! Anyone else feels the same?
What are people’s thoughts on the announcement today? Seems like it’s the complete opposite from the exam on TestReach with paper 3 and 6 having no invigilation at all.
Wonder if this means the potential resits in a few weeks for papers 1, 2, 4, and 5 will be done in the same way or back on TestReach.
They're leaving it a bit short notice. How are we meant to take time off?
Speaking for ATT paper 3 and 6
Hi all, I’m new to Reddit and this sub, and I would like some advice regarding the CTA qualification.
I’m nearly ACCA qualified and planning to start CTA towards the end of next year.
What’s the best approach to studying for CTA? What study methods or routines worked best for you guys? I'm not too sure whether my approach for ACCA will work for CTA (jumped straight to exam questions from day 1 and not read the course notes. Just learnt the content by doing the questions on repeat).
I’ve always considered myself a below average student academically, so I’d especially appreciate hearing from anyone who felt the same but still managed to get through it successfully.😃
First of all, the paper was crap! Nothing like the past papers neither was it focused on the syllabus or the study manual! The written section was just on VAT, who approved that for a CT exam?! Stupid if you ask me, it’s like they set us up to intentionally fail. I spent ages studying just to get a paper that was not relevant at all! Secondly, test reach crashed on me and when I was trying to speak to the invigilator I got no response! Useless! So the time was ticking and I was stuck doing nothing with no help from the invigilator! And to hear yesterday’s exams were cancelled is just ridiculous. The stress and sacrifices we put in just to be disappointed is not good enough. ATT needs to be held accountable. We must be compensated by ATT in some way for the rubbish we have experienced! They should give all students special consideration and guarantee 20 marks at least for each paper is what I suggest! I urge everyone to please submit a special consideration request! The more applications they get, the more we will hopefully be compensated in a fair way! Please please please
For someone working in Employment Tax, what's the best AT paper to take alongside Human Capital Taxes? What factors should one consider in making the choice?