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Tax Consultant as a Career?

  • 04-11-2009 8:26pm
    #1
    taxman2009
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭


    I don't know if this is the right place to post but here goes.

    I am an unemployed civil engineer 1 years post grad exp. I am thinking of training as a tax consultant. I have a level 8 degree as required by AITI.

    My question is what do people make of tax consultancy as a job

    I have done leaving cert accounting and had a very good understanding of it orthr than that my business experience is nil. how hard are the exams to pass?

    Basically would you recommend tax consultancy as a career?


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  • #2
    craichoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,706 ✭✭✭craichoe


    taxman2009 wrote: »
    I don't know if this is the right place to post but here goes.

    I am an unemployed civil engineer 1 years post grad exp. I am thinking of training as a tax consultant. I have a level 8 degree as required by AITI.

    My question is what do people make of tax consultancy as a job

    I have done leaving cert accounting and had a very good understanding of it orthr than that my business experience is nil. how hard are the exams to pass?

    Basically would you recommend tax consultancy as a career?

    Just so you know theres a massive gap in international tax consultancy.

    I've been looking for an International Tax Consultant for the Netherlands and Germany and no joy.

    Looking for 11 months now !


  • #3
    InReality
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,374 ✭✭✭InReality


    I did part of the first year course and found it amazingly boring.

    Also I found I disliked the idea of helping already rich people to pay less tax.
    - although before I started doing the course I thought it would be great , as the salaries are savage.

    My 2 c.


  • #4
    Excaptain
    Closed Accounts Posts: 86 ✭✭Excaptain


    Its something I would love to do too. I am PQ & I passed the institutes technician course. Personally I don't know how to go about getting into the industry, added to that I couldn't take a salary drop so I'm kinda stuck where I am :mad:
    But you go for it. Its a good career.


  • #5
    smashingred
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24 ✭smashingred


    Do you have to have an honours degree to become a tax consultant?
    I graduated from UL in 2002 in Business with a pass degree(looking back I wished I hadn't arsed about as much) & was thinking of doing it. I realise at 27 I'm older than most but my career is hit a plateau at the moment.
    Can anyone confirm this?


  • #6
    Excaptain
    Closed Accounts Posts: 86 ✭✭Excaptain


    smashingred wrote: »
    Do you have to have an honours degree to become a tax consultant?
    I graduated from UL in 2002 in Business with a pass degree(looking back I wished I hadn't arsed about as much) & was thinking of doing it. I realise at 27 I'm older than most but my career is hit a plateau at the moment.
    Can anyone confirm this?



    Hey have a look on their website www.taxireland.ie I have attached a link from their exemptions page. I hope it works!

    http://www.taxireland.ie/documents/general/AITI_Exemptions%288%29.pdf

    Best of luck to you :D


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