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Under the OECD (organization of economic cooperation and development), a corporate entity is subject to tax in a jurisdiction if it has a permanent establishment (PE) in that country. Due to the explosion in the online and digital economy, tax authorities are looking...

During his tenure as Chancellor, Rishi has taken on different tax personas. In a bid to help the hospitality industry, he introduced the popular ‘Eat Out To Help Out’ scheme where the treasury picked up half your food tab when you ate out in a restaurant. With...

I have always loved murder-mysteries and looking for clues. My favourite fictional detective is none other than Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie’s famous Belgian crime-fighter. As a child, I made the natural transition from Tintin to Agatha Christie and my Mum would...

The CIMA Operational Case Study is a demanding exam as the students have to pull together knowledge from Management Accounting (P1), Financial Accounting and Tax (F1) and Management (E1) and apply it to a real-life scenario. It is very easy to get overwhelmed in this...

Following the Advanced Tax exam, both Assia and Augustine were reasonably happy. They could attempt all 4 questions and there were no nasty surprises.As Assia said ‘80% of the topics covered in the QBD came up in the exam’. In fact, considering the revision course as...

When Columbian-born pop superstar Shakira started a romantic relationship with Gerald Pique of Barcelona she underestimated the persistence of the Spanish tax authorities. Shakira’s legal team suggested that she did not live anywhere in particular and described her as...

Maham and Niran saved the best for last and after passing their Advanced Tax exams , they have both qualified. They took me out for a celebratory dinner to say thanks for my support! They both met in University where they studied Accounting and Finance. They had...

Many students might be discouraged as their exams did not go well. Circumstances and events such as technical problems can seem be to conspiring against us and it feels easy to quit. The important thing is to keep going. Treat every day as a fresh start. Instead of...

Following the Advanced Tax exam yesterday, I will be sharing some useful feedback from actual students who sat the exam.It is important to understand that this is a technical time pressured exam and unlike some other ACCA papers where you have more time, in Advanced...

I can’t stop smiling! We had a great ACCA Advanced Tax exam today. Smashed it.I must confess that I never sleep well on the night before the exam as I always feel anxious for my students.We covered everything featured in the exam in our Kaplan revision and...