ACCA or ATT

SammyR
SammyR Registered Posts: 2 New contributor 🐸
edited June 18 in AAT member discussion
Hello

I have just completed my AAT and I am looking for what to do next. I currently work in practice and I am thinking about doing either ACCA or ATT but i just don't which is more relevant?

I just need a bit of advice about what I will be exempt from for each one and which is more worth my time?

Thanks

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  • reader
    reader Registered Posts: 1,029 Beyond epic contributor 🧙‍♂️
    SammyR wrote: »
    Hello

    I have just completed my AAT and I am looking for what to do next. I currently work in practice and I am thinking about doing either ACCA or ATT but i just don't which is more relevant?

    I just need a bit of advice about what I will be exempt from for each one and which is more worth my time?

    Thanks

    Salary/career prospects-wise I'd go for the ACCA. Even being 'just' ACCA part-qualified can result in you commanding a much higher salary if you were to change jobs 2-3 years down the line (check the Reed recruitment website for ACCA PQ salaries that you could command). In addition, ACCA will give you a good grounding in tax, audit, accounts and financial management (whereas ATT will only give you a grounding in tax).

    If you are 100% sure that you want to specialise in a particular niche area of tax, i.e. you just want to work in international corporate tax, expat US personal tax, cross border VAT, estates and trust tax, etc. then you maybe better served going down the ATT/CTA route. However if you are happy being a generalist, i.e. doing accounts prep work, tax returns, a bit of audit, etc then I would advise that you do ACCA.

    I personally chose to do ATT after AAT, whether or not this was the right move only time will tell. I chose ATT because I wanted to develop my tax knowledge however after looking what employer's actually want from employees (and what PQ ACCA's earn) sometimes I wish I'd gone for ACCA.
  • Simmyluvsu
    Simmyluvsu Registered Posts: 55 Regular contributor ⭐
    Hi Sammy

    ACCA - you will be exempt from the first 3 computer based exams
    ATT - if you have sat AAT business tax you will be exempt from the business tax paper

    Like Reader said , I'd think about where you want to end up and also speak to your employer - they might only be willing to support your study for one of the qualifications.

    I moved onto ATT and I work in practice. Most of my colleague are ACCA qualified but this doesn't put me at a disadvantage.

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