Accounting Technician 2015/16

Placement, she means where you placed in the exams, 1st, 2nd, 3rd ..... 1196th.

There is no reason why you can't start filling in the work experience form but they charge you to submit it to them so might as well wait till the end.

juncert wrote: »

Placement Im talking about is where you came in the exams.Are you asking about work experience?Im not sure if you can do it in first year, I know its about 200 euros for them to sign it off. Im only getting mine done now.

Lol thanks blonde moment didn't know they do that where u placed! Oh ya coz girls in work were saying to fill it out as I go as it be a lot to fill out next year but don't even know how to get it & dunno if I could face it want summer off haha

juncert wrote: »

it can be printed off the iati web site,put work experience in the search box.

Ok thank you

Hi is there anyone who is going to pass law and ethic in August? Any ideas what we can expect?

Hi I'm just curious is it important to be savage at maths to take this course thanks

Gerrymandering reborn wrote: »

Hi all,
I hope you don't mind if I ask a question.

I thinking of starting this course in September. What would be my options after obtaining a Higher Certificate at the end of year 1?

Thanks.

If you pass Year 1 one with a believe Merit in your subjects you can go directly to Chartered Accountants CAP1 and go directly to becoming a chartered accountant. I don't think you could get exemptions anywhere else with only year 1 but I could be wrong.

From the working point of view you are better off finishing both years. You have the certification. I believe it's a very good one at its level and prepares you very well for the specific job and tasks you would be doing in an office. And I wouldn't be surprise if you can actually find a job after you first year. It becomes harder studying and working but it's very doable

I hope this helps

Are we all set for second year? ðŸ˜

mayo pixiebell wrote: »

How are u finding year 2?? I think it's very fast pace compared to last year ... (Well the year before!)
I left a year between both years so maybe that's why I'm finding it tough

Ya I am finding the same. They really went straight into it. I not in the swing of it yet so hopefully when I do ill be fine. Don't wanna end up panicking in May again like last year haha. I don't really like management accounting, think that will be my hardest subject this year.

Well how are you all getting on? I'm finding it tricky enough and started studying these last few weeks as I'm starting to panic already. What are your plans once you finish this course, are you going on to ACCA/CPA etc?

lorr27 wrote: »

Well how are you all getting on? I'm finding it tricky enough and started studying these last few weeks as I'm starting to panic already. What are your plans once you finish this course, are you going on to ACCA/CPA etc?

Have no plans as such, just want to pass. I'll see how second year goes. I wasn't going to go on but I did well in first year that my options opened. This year could be shocking then thou. Finding it so much tougher this year then last year. I feel I have no time to study as well, I get caught up on one thing & that's it. Can't wait for the IAS exam to be over.

lorr27 wrote: »

It's very tough this year alright. I'm getting tired from it all now and can't wait to be finished. I've taken a break from study this week and chilled out. I'm feeling a bit sick with nerves with the thoughts of IAS in a few weeks. At least we're nearly finished, we can draw a line under it in another couple of weeks and burn the books lol.

I know me too, I think if we keep practicing we should be ok. What gets me is the mircopay & all the working out. Think the only part I can do is excel that's really from doing it at work. I think panic will start setting in soon. Feel like I haven't done any study this year compared to last year.

EmmaC88 wrote: »

OMG the amount of theory in advanced Financial accounting. Starting to panic now so much to do & hardly any time.

There's a fair bit alright. I read the book cover to cover this last week and just wrote list of what definitions to learn over the next few days. I did the 3 sample papers in management accounting today and I'm burned out from it. I got 5 loads of washing done as I had to keep getting up and walking away from it. Hopefully it'll all fall into place in the end!

EmmaC88 wrote: »

Any idea what kind of theory will come up in management accounting? :P

Oh God, I've been working on all of the past papers and learning it as I've been going along. I'll be avoiding the full theory question like the plague. I'm a more practical, computational person. I hate trying to ramble on and wasting time looking for the proper terminology to use. To be fair I'm much better at it this week with all of the studying I've been doing but I think that it's much harder to get full marks in theory than in the computations. At least with the computations you're right or wrong, no fluffing about.

EmmaC88 wrote: »

I am the same I rather computational questions too. Are u only doing sample papers in management accounting or past papers as well?

How u getting on in rest of them? I think ill be ok in financial accounting granted the theory question is ok. I'm allergic to the ppe question but it came up in summer & autumn so I doubt it will come up again? What u think am I taking a big chance.

Tax is a mine field. If I learn all rules for capital gains I hope that question be ok.

I'm doing past papers as well as sample for FA and MA but just sample for tax.
I hate the ppe question too, I didn't look into it much and seem to be studying more partnerships, ratios and theory. Last night I went over standard setting process 8 steps, it's so boring thus making it more difficult to retain. I feel confident enough in financial and management accounting but like you, tax is very tricky still. I studied tax throughout the year and all of last week but I still get most of the questions wrong for some reason. I seem to fall for every "trap" as I'm doing the tax computations too quickly. I really need to slow down and highlight dates and things like that. Like I always fall for the capital allowances one, using the full year instead of the few months if it was the first year in operation. I hate disposals of mv's, finding the bal charge/allowance. I hate doing maximum relief in the CGT and I die a death when I see sale of home where they moved out for a number of years. VAT is lovely enough, CGT is handy enough once I cement in the above. I can do the addback adjusted profit grand, still get a bit stuck with other income.
I'm really looking forward to just getting stuck in to the exams now, I'm sick of study at this stage!

Ya Lorr I'm same I just run with question in tax. It's all about financial accounting this weekend thou. Theory wise where do u start. I have a feeling internal & external auditors will come up with government grants! Haha I could be all out hope I am not thou.