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Tax Technician Qualification - Worth it?

  • 18-02-2014 5:25pm
    #1
    angeldelight
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    A bit of background - I have a 2.1 degree in Pharmacy and have five years experience working as a pharmacist. It's not for me, and I'm currently studying for the Accounting Technician qualification while working. I've discovered that I really love tax, strange as that may seem, and I'm contemplating doing the Tax Technician qualification over the summer while I'm on a break from the ATI. Do you think it's worth my while, and more impotantly my €2k?

    The reason I went the technician route is I have zero experience - didn't know anything about business/finance/accounting/tax, wondering if the tax tech would help my job prospects?


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  • #2
    angeldelight
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    Anybody any thoughts??


  • #3
    howardmarks
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    angeldelight wrote: »
    Anybody any thoughts??

    If u enjoy tax then its probably the cheapest way to a get a tax qualification in less than 12 mths. It can only add to your cv. I did it last year but I work in tax so for me it was a no brainer.


  • #4
    lolamcg
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    angeldelight wrote: »
    A bit of background - I have a 2.1 degree in Pharmacy and have five years experience working as a pharmacist. It's not for me, and I'm currently studying for the Accounting Technician qualification while working. I've discovered that I really love tax, strange as that may seem, and I'm contemplating doing the Tax Technician qualification over the summer while I'm on a break from the ATI. Do you think it's worth my while, and more impotantly my €2k?

    The reason I went the technician route is I have zero experience - didn't know anything about business/finance/accounting/tax, wondering if the tax tech would help my job prospects?
    Hi angel delight, I saw your thread and was wondering if you went ahead and done the tax technician? I am vey undecided on whether todo it or not. I done accounting technicians and I don't know if it would be the same? I would love to know what your through ye are? The course started last week, it's prob too late at this stage


  • #5
    angeldelight
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,175 ✭✭✭angeldelight


    lolamcg wrote: »
    Hi angel delight, I saw your thread and was wondering if you went ahead and done the tax technician? I am vey undecided on whether todo it or not. I done accounting technicians and I don't know if it would be the same? I would love to know what your through ye are? The course started last week, it's prob too late at this stage

    Hiya, well I went ahead with it, as you said the course started last week. I have all my books etc but am not actually starting it until after my accounting tech exams so can't tell you anything about it!


  • #6
    lolamcg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3 ✭lolamcg


    angeldelight wrote: »
    Hiya, well I went ahead with it, as you said the course started last week. I have all my books etc but am not actually starting it until after my accounting tech exams so can't tell you anything about it!

    Ah I see did you go with the tax technician course?
    I am debating on whether to just go ahead and do it?
    You mentioned you got your books already , does it look like there's a lot involved?
    Thanks for replying.


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  • #7
    angeldelight
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,175 ✭✭✭angeldelight


    lolamcg wrote: »
    Ah I see did you go with the tax technician course?
    I am debating on whether to just go ahead and do it?
    You mentioned you got your books already , does it look like there's a lot involved?
    Thanks for replying.

    Yep went with the tax tech course... Being honest I opened the books, saw the four books for the different subjects and put it away. I haven't even opened one! Sorry


  • #8
    lolamcg
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    are the books big?
    thanks


  • #9
    Neneo
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    angeldelight wrote: »
    Yep went with the tax tech course... Being honest I opened the books, saw the four books for the different subjects and put it away. I haven't even opened one! Sorry

    Hi. I am thinking of doing this course. Wondering how you got one.


  • #10
    angeldelight
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,175 ✭✭✭angeldelight


    I did the course, did really well in all the exams and got the qualification. I then got a job in a top 10 firm, doing the tax tech qualification in my own time and the good results I got in it did seem to impress the partner who interviewed me and I feel it definitely was a considerable part of his decision to hire me.

    However I then found out I was pregnant so stuck with pharmacy because I could dictate my own hours and earn what I needed to earn while working part time


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