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Student Advice Please

  • 15-02-2010 11:30am
    #1
    theg81der
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,644 ✭✭✭


    Hi!

    I`m studying Accounting in college and will be finished in a year. I`m axious to plan my next steps and not sure what route to take, if I could even get a start now I would. I want to work with Tax. Is it best to do ACCA, ACA or CPA, which suits tax best? I`m not sure if I`ll open a small practice, work for a company or emigrate so want to keep my options open. Is there a specialist area that is desirable by employers, will ensure I am able to work?

    Any and all advice gratefully received!

    Thanks!


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  • #2
    Mr. Incognito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,798 ✭✭✭Mr. Incognito


    Well tax is a stand alone qalification called the AITI- see info in the stickies.

    In the Big 4 usually people will do it in tandem with the ACCA exams.

    I really don't know the difference between the accountancy exams and I'm a solicitor by trade not an accountant so there is an accountancy forum if that helps.


  • #3
    IrishKestrel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 129 ✭✭IrishKestrel


    theg81der wrote: »
    Hi!

    I`m studying Accounting in college and will be finished in a year. I`m axious to plan my next steps and not sure what route to take, if I could even get a start now I would. I want to work with Tax. Is it best to do ACCA, ACA or CPA, which suits tax best? I`m not sure if I`ll open a small practice, work for a company or emigrate so want to keep my options open. Is there a specialist area that is desirable by employers, will ensure I am able to work?

    Any and all advice gratefully received!

    Thanks!

    If you want to work in Tax in Ireland, then the AITI qualification is the best. The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ACA qualification) are introducing a specialist tax qualification that will try to compete with this - but the AITI qualification is THE recognised qualification for Ireland.

    If you want to open a practice or work in a company - then I'd recommend doing BOTH a professional accountancy qualification and the tax qualification. By joining an accountancy practice - you can follow both sets of qualifications whilst gaining experience. If you decide to emigrate - then you definitely want to have a professional Accountancy qualification. Tax is not as transferable a qualification as Accountancy because the Tax Legislation is generally country specific.

    I run a sizeable international tax department across 4 Regions and most of my team (20+) have both Accountancy and Tax qualifications. In Ireland - most of the team have ACA and AITI, but there are some with ACCA or CIMA.

    Hope this helps. If you need any specific advice - feel free to PM and I'll try to help.


  • #4
    theg81der
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,644 ✭✭✭theg81der


    Sorry I wasn`t very clear - I know I have to do the tax one but I wanted to know which other one ACA ACCA or CIMA i should do.

    IrishKestrel thats good advice I`m very concerned about the idea of working while trying to do 2 sets of exams. I was working in accounts before I went to college and I am a really hard worker can`t imagine how I`d have a second to study for one let alone two sets of exams. AITI don`t insist on you working the others do. How do people in your place cope with working and doing exams?


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