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What are the areas due to feature in the forthcoming ACCA ATX March 2023 exam? Check out the image below. #neildacosta #taxtips #kaplan #accaglobal #icaewinsights #ctastudents

One of the great aspects of being a Kaplan tutor is seeing your students develop . 12 years ago I taught Nina Caygill Advanced Tax and she passed her exams first time to become a fully qualified ACCA accountant. Nina was an AAT tutor at the time and then went on to...

One popular area in Advanced Tax and BPT is controlled foreign companies (CFCs). CFCs have been examined in the last 4 consecutive Advanced Tax exams. You need to learn 3 things about CFCs. ·       Definition Of A CFC A CFC is an...

An area due to come up in the March 2023 Advanced Tax is close companies A close company is one that is controlled by 5 or less individual shareholders called participators. Control is ownership of 51% ordinary share capital or voting rights. To avoid the rules, many...

Agricultural Property Relief is a popular topic in the ACCA Advanced Tax, ICAEW BPT, ATT and CTA exams It is available on agricultural land and buildings only located in the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, and the European Economic Area. It makes the asset tax free...

One important area which is due to come up in the Advanced Tax March 2023 exam is advising a company on setting up either an overseas branch or an overseas subsidiary. The branch would be an extension of the UK company and its profits would be subject to UK...

India’s Adani Group has been accused of fraud and stock manipulation by the Hindenburg Report and has subsequently lost $100 billion in value. Hindenberg has issued a 100-page report highlighting five red flags after two years of research that it identified in the...

One of the great aspects of being a Kaplan Tutor is working with people who genuinely want to help others. At a recent Kaplan Conference, I was fortunate to meet colleagues who have left Kaplan but now re-joined as they missed interacting with students. Both Churni...

When reading exam questions, it is important to allow yourself to think so you can understand where the question is going. If you are able to see the ‘destination’ the examiner is heading to, it becomes easier to anticipate the tax implications. One popular area in...

Mr Zahawi is a very astute businessman with a net worth of £100 million and seemed an ideal choice for a senior party position as Conservative Party Chairman.  What lead to his sacking today by PM Rishi Sunak? Rishi has pledged ‘integrity, professionalism and...