Bit concerned it gave me the option of banking my completed STR for the second year running though...?!?

Thought I’d better do it to be on the safe side, do you think it was malfunctioning last year or has anybody else had this same experience?

BTW - Happy New Year, y’all!

This is my first post so hello everyone! Hoping someone can help:

I’m looking at doing the ACCA part time in London but am confused by the options.

I know that KPMG and EY put some of their grads through the ACCA, and I think BDO and others do too. What college do they send their grads to?

Thanks in advance!

2 partners and a secretary.

No doubts that the firm is to blame for signing such company’s accounts but I think that the Supervisory body,not to name it, is to blame too. I think that they should be an age at which accountants should be required to retire.

Many countries in the world have set a limit of between 62 and 65. Aren’t professional bodies suppose to set guidelines? we’ve got all these “unifying” standards through IFAC, but isn’t it time for all Bodies to think about setting a standard about Accountants’ age through IFAC?

Let me ask you this questions:

- Do you think that a pilot, who’s responsible for human being lives,can keep on working at 80?
- Do you thin a surgeon can keep on practicing at 80?

I know that most us will answer no. Then why let accountants pratice at this age.

I wish you all a happy new year.

I WOULD APPRECIATE ANYONE WHO COULD GIVE ME A CLUE ON THIS DEFERRED ISSUE.

I havd a quick question regarding the PER/AR?

I have managed to do some temp work this year at a very small office, there is not a CA/ACCA there who would be able to sign me off but im not sure whether I should put it down in my AR as not sure whether this will count towards my PER of 36months?

Im starting a new permanent job next month which will be solely in tax, as to why im tempted to use the temp work i did earlier on in the year, because I will be able to have some of the objectives such as “MANAGE CASH” signed off in future roles- I cannot see when in the future I would be working outwith tax.

My questions are:

1) Does a qualified CA need to sign you off to confirm you have worked there?
2) When you do become a member, do prospective employers see exactly where you have done your experience as according to what you have put down with acca?

Thanks

I am living in the US and planning on moving to England.  I wanted to get some extra qualifications to make it easier for me to get work in England.

In the US the big thing is the CPA exam.  I have recently decided that maybe it would be a better idea to go for my CPA first… Study that for a year, and get exemptions for the ACCA that way.  I believe you get like 9 exemptions for having your CPA license. 

I have been studying for F1, self study, for like 2 months now.  I have not been good at finding the time to study- I study every night, but for very short periods.  I am barely halfway through the text.

My question is this.  Should I register and pay the money and finish studying for F1 and get that credit?  That way at least it’s likely I will have some sort of certification if the CPA thing falls though or if I decide to move early.  Or should I drop it all and just work on my CPA instead and not pay the money to take F1?  I guess what I’m wondering is if F1 is worth anything at all-

I also have an American 2 year degree in accounting.

Part of my dilemma also was whether it’s better to work on passing the CPA, which is a much bigger hurdle to get over, or whether it would be easier to just chip away at the ACCA and pass little bits and pieces.  That way if I move and have a few papers under my belt it will look better than nothing if I haven’t gotten my CPA license by the time I was ready to move.

Thanks I know this is a bit confusing.

If you have completed work experience for a few months, does there have to be a qualified accountant to sign off a couple of your performance objectives? Or what if there isnt one in the office???