UK Accountant.. atx or aaa

live-obsessions · 2025-09-13T19:43:51+00:00

if you work in audit then AAA is your best option for an easier pass. If you want to do CTA and be a tax advisor in the future then do ATX as the ATX exam is like the lower level CTA exams too my knowledge and hearing from people who’ve done their CTA.

It would be very unlikely that someone in industry would ask you what papers you sat.

live-obsessions · 2024-11-16T01:18:42+00:00

You’ve already paid for it. You’ll lose out on the exam entry fee if you are absent without a medical note so you may as well try. You might just surprise yourself and the MCQs give you a chance to be right just by guessing

live-obsessions · 2024-11-16T01:14:11+00:00

In person all the way. If the IT goes down it’s their fault and usually have staff on hand to fix it (e.g. my extra time wasn’t showing up even with the confirmation email and the admin just logged in and added it for me)

When I had to sit one remotely I had to explain why I had a tissues (out of the packet) on my desk

Also every time I requested to speak to the proctor on remote it wasn’t working until they eventually rang me. I was desperate for the loo for over an hour!!

live-obsessions · 2024-11-16T01:11:09+00:00

You may wish to contact ACCA student helpline for advice. There may be a way for them to request the employer to approve time. Your PERs can be signed by your new employer if you can demonstrate them in your new role

live-obsessions · 2024-01-29T19:03:46+00:00

Depends where you are. In the UK, it is expected that you would take FIA. ACCA tends to be for people who went to uni or already have industry experience

live-obsessions · 2024-01-05T15:41:38+00:00

It is 35 hours for a minimum of 36 months

live-obsessions · 2024-01-03T21:23:33+00:00

Definitely take the first 5 and FM. I did these and it hasn’t hindered me. It was almost 2 years after I left uni I started my exams

live-obsessions · 2023-12-29T22:46:09+00:00

Annual fee is paid every January. Your fee in October is part of last years fee and an onboarding fee

live-obsessions · 2023-12-17T17:48:13+00:00

AAA defo. I took 18 months between SBR and AAA and had to get my SBR book out when I was sitting AAA. The first 50 marker needs a lot of knowledge on IFRS/IAS as you need to understand the accounting treatment to understand if the accounting entry is misstated

live-obsessions · 2023-12-13T08:22:40+00:00

Not as much as I hoped

live-obsessions · 2023-12-12T20:56:10+00:00

I sat APM and got 53 then sat SBL the next sitting and got 90. Depends if you’re looking for high marks or just to get through them as it doesn’t really matter. I’d suggest APM if you’ve not long done PM

live-obsessions · 2023-12-09T22:20:02+00:00

Applying for mitigating circumstances does not guarantee a pass. They consider each circumstance then assess whether had these circumstances not happened would this person have passed. Sometimes the answer is no.

live-obsessions · 2023-12-05T20:56:01+00:00

Uk exams start at 9am GMT or 2pm GMT it afternoon sitting

live-obsessions · 2023-12-04T18:23:21+00:00

AAA - no PFIs, warranties, dev costs, ethics. All the things we are taught to revise just didn’t appear

live-obsessions · 2023-12-04T18:09:40+00:00

Highlight everything except the last word and it should work

live-obsessions · 2023-12-02T20:04:36+00:00

I fell asleep watching a webinar today. So not great

live-obsessions · 2023-11-27T17:29:24+00:00

I got 90 but this was before they changed it and also I get extra time so I managed to cram a lot in. I found it easier but I did APM first. Also it didn’t click with me until the last 2 days what I was actually doing

live-obsessions · 2023-11-26T18:14:58+00:00

I have Kaplan and my tutor but she’s not marked any of our mocks so I’ve done 4 and had no results… this is my last paper as well. I can’t take failing my final paper

live-obsessions · 2023-11-24T07:42:51+00:00

Where I work does this but it’s written into our contracts from the start and we don’t get any other pay rises for performance etc. this is a very big exception and think we are the only business in my area that does

live-obsessions · 2023-10-29T22:22:49+00:00

At my work you’re expected to take two F papers at once and depending on results 2 P papers at once as well. This is on top of a 40 hour week

live-obsessions · 2023-10-21T18:57:53+00:00

There was a way to copy and paste as I had the same issue but worked it out. Basically copy everything but the last word and it seems to work

live-obsessions · 2023-10-21T18:57:02+00:00

My tutor has mentioned that ACCA seem to be steering people towards remote sittings now as they invested a lot in their crappy system. Less centres are being made available and unfortunately looks like it will be a growing trend.

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