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AAT | Practice owner community events 📍
The AAT Practice owner community is meeting next on Tuesday, July 21, 1:00 PM. Register here. The AAT practice owner community is a monthly online series, enabling you to meet up with likeminded AAT members, to support each other, and achieve practice success together 🤝 It’s a welcoming space for you to connect with your…
AAT | Community guidelines 📝
Welcome to the community forums. These forums are designed to be a supportive, inclusive, and professional space where students, members, training providers, and employers can connect, share knowledge, and learn from one another. By participating, you agree to follow these guidelines: 1. Be respectful Treat all members…
AAT | Continuity of practice cover 🔒
Hi all, We want to make you all aware that we have a directory that is available on our website for which is a great resource if you are looking for Continuity of Practice. It has a bank of AAT licensed bookkeepers and accountants, and you could use that to reach out and see if someone local is available to cover you. All…
AAT | Introduce yourself 💬
👋 Welcome to the AAT Community – let’s get to know each other! New here? Start by saying hello! This is the perfect place to introduce yourself to fellow AAT students and members. Tell us a bit about you – here are a few ideas to get you started: 💼 What stage are you at in your AAT journey? (Just starting, studying,…

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Position in Manchester - AAT3 or above - FINANCIAL ASSISTANT
Hi all, I'm wondering if this is suitable place to share a job opportunity? We are promoters, talent agents and show producers, based in Manchester. Staging shows up and down the UK, at festivals, and internationally. And we really need help keeping on top of our bookkeeping, invoicing and general financial administration.…
AAT | Practice owner community events 📍
The AAT Practice owner community is meeting next on Tuesday, July 21, 1:00 PM. Register here. The AAT practice owner community is a monthly online series, enabling you to meet up with likeminded AAT members, to support each other, and achieve practice success together 🤝 It’s a welcoming space for you to connect with your…
Bookkeeper community events 📝
Bookkeepers we're meeting next on 14 July! Register here. This is a monthly online series enabling you to meet up with likeminded AAT bookkeepers, and achieve success together. It’s a welcoming space to connect with your peers, who like you, understand the importance of AAT bookkeepers. Join fellow bookkeepers to:* Talk…
AAT | Community guidelines 📝
Welcome to the community forums. These forums are designed to be a supportive, inclusive, and professional space where students, members, training providers, and employers can connect, share knowledge, and learn from one another. By participating, you agree to follow these guidelines: 1. Be respectful Treat all members…
Anyone coordinate regularly with accountants abroad? How do you manage it?
Bit of a process question rather than anything technical. Some cross-border work is moving under me at the moment, and I've been doing walkthroughs of how we currently handle communication with local accountants in Italy, France and a few other countries. It's not great, everyone's doing their best in English, but things…
MTD contacting the helpline through Agents Dedicated Helpline
Good afternoon Has anyone had any success in Contacting the MTD helpline through the Agents Dedicated Helpline Instructions say select option 3, tried that didn't work, Advisor I spoke to in Self Assessment, checked the clients details, and everything I was inputting was correct. Turnover 2024-2025 tax year £50K+, so…
Apprenticeship vacancies and applications for over 30s
Good afternoon As anyone with a non-accounting background with zero experience and over 30 managed to secure an apprenticeship as an accounts/finance assistant? Most of the vacancies I have come across have an age limit. For those who have been successful what was the interview process like? Did you have to undergo an…
Free AAT L3 books-mixed publisher mixed syllables
Free to collect. AAT level 3 books, some are of AQ2016, some are of AQ2022. I used those books to get distinction on AQ2022, so I imagine those books can still be of help to someone! Free to collect, or give me the shipping label to ship
FRS102 operational leases
Hi need some help There are lots of examples online of how to treat previously categorised operating leases under the new on balance sheet lease accounting rules. But what about previously categorised finance leases in particular HP agreements. Do we need to increase the HP creditor for the outstanding interest as now the…
Self assessment advice - underpaid tax estimate or actual??
Hi. Hoping someone can help with this dilema. Someone has, in April 2026, been sent a letter from HMRC requiring them to register for self assessment for the first time and provide a return for 24-25. They are employed, with no other income except bank interest that exceeds 10k. The self assessment form says this:…