Which tax qualification to pursue?
A recently qualified accountant recently asked whether a CTA or an ATT qualification would be the best option at this point in her career. Alex Miller looks at the pros and cons of each.
A recently qualified ACCA member visited Any Answers in July to ask which tax qualification would best support her career progress - ATT or CTA?
The questioner worked for a small firm dealing mainly with sole traders. She was concerned that being CTA-qualified would be over the top for her current role, but also that she might appear under-experienced when applying to Big Four and mid-tier firms (which she was planning to do over the next year).
She considered studying ATT before applying for a tax associate job at a larger firm and letting the firm fund her CTA studies, but wondered whether they would question why she had not chosen that route in the first place instead of ACCA.
Further reading
- CTA harder than ACCA
- When to take CTA?
- Between ATT and CTA
- Future qualifications after ATT
- CTA queries and articles on AccountingWEB
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I recommend the ATT 1 thanks
It's the qualification I chose & the one I recommend to others.
I shot this video recently discussing the ATT: http://youtu.be/lICD4CooB9c
In the video I mention that I was featured in their 2009 Annual Review -- On page 18, a pdf is available from:
http://www.att.org.uk/Resources/ATT/Documents/2010/08/ATT%20Annual%20Review%20for%202009%20-%20final.pdf
The annual reviews are a great resource for people considering the Association of Taxation Technicians.