by Neil Da Costa | Dec 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
In life, our perceptions of the challenges we face are far worse than the reality. When you talk to successful people, they will tell you that things were not that bad. Assia decided to do SBR and ATX at the same sitting in 3 months. Lots of people will tell you that...
by Neil Da Costa | Dec 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
Termination payments are a popular topic in the ACCA Advanced Tax, ICAEW BPT, ATT, and CTA exams. It is dealt with in s401-406 ITEPA 2003. There are 3 types of termination payments 1. Fully Taxable -payments for services past, present, and...
by Neil Da Costa | Dec 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
Why Should You Use Neil Da Costa’s Tax Exam Podcasts? It is available on Spotify, Apple, and Google podcasts Each episode is under 15 minutes in length. It has been used by hundreds of tax students in more than 30 countries. It focuses on the most likely areas to be...
by Neil Da Costa | Dec 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
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...
by Neil Da Costa | Dec 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
What came up in today’s Advanced Tax exam? According to my students was quite a challenging exam with a lot of CGT and IHT! While a lot of areas I expected to feature came up, it was surprising to see that there were no share schemes, personal service companies or...
by Neil Da Costa | Dec 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
At the strategic level of the professional ACCA exams , examiners want students to demonstrate evaluation skills and offer recommedations. You need to express your opinion based on the information given in the scenario and show your technical knowledge. The questions...
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