Only had a chance to scan through at the moment but already get the feeling that they are going to be an invaluable aid to learning, and future reference material. Looking forward to the Autumn release of the rest
The books come from the ICB but are printed by Kaplan's printers.
Ange I see you contacted ICB, have you received them yet?
The examination is in first draft, so probably another 2 months before final testing, then maybe 1-2 months depending on how the ICB decide to examin it
Yes I've received them now, thanks. Do you have to take them in order management accounts first? Will there be any mocks available, looked in the back of the management accounts one and there is no exam type questions.
bumping a very old thread! Are these materials no longer available? I have been looking for them, but cannot find them anywhere. I can only find the course with Ideal Schools. I would rather get the books and see if I require the support of a training provider.
Have they just been pulled during the rewrite of the last two exams? Hopefully this will be soon.
You mention that the exams are being rewritten. Are even these from 2014 the right versions?
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Ahh thank you for looking, the books that are out for level iv are the Advanced Bookkeeping (which I already have as I studied under the old qualification). They have the additional Financial Management Diploma qualification with Drafting Financial Statement, Management accounting, and Personal & Business taxation (tax ones which are being rewritten). I presume they have all been pulled until the full qualification is sorted.
I was hoping the OP would see this, if they had any idea.
The original poster was James. However, all of James's posts have been changed to read as though they were by someone called Anna? To the best of my knowledge nobody from the ICB called Anna has ever posted on this site.
From the sound of those qualifications it looks as though you could study AAT level IV to pass the ICB qualification or alternatively just do AAT level IV instead... Does that then give you an exemption from ICB level IV? Sounds as though it should. Might be worth asking the ICB that one if they haven't got their act together yet over materials to support their own qualifications yet... I suspect not as if people start to wander off to the AAT no matter how temporary their intentions are there is a risk that they may not wander back again.
Must admit that I accidentally ended up looking at the AAT level IV business taxation module myself today. I just wanted a CT600 (short) form. Did my normal search but just below the HMRC forms the forms for the Osborne books business taxation module showed up so I had a glance.
I was quite pleasantly impressed that AAT use the actual forms which is a bit of an alien concept coming from a qualification that is all about the why and the calculation rather than going into where stuff is entered on the actual forms.
Sure that the ICB's will be like that when they do release but in the interim, worth thinking about AAT if you can find a training company that will take you on at level IV.
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Do you know if you can independantly study AA, I see Kaplan and BPP do books. I I've got it right there are 6 exams? It may be an option thanks, so long as cost is not too high!
Yes you only have of pass six of the exams. four core and two options from a selection of five... Bit of a bummer as looking at them I would actually want to do all five! (The obvious one's to pick for self employment are the two tax ones... But the other three look really interesting... Wonder what the rules are on that? Can AAT people take more than the two? I know that with ACCA after you finish you can go back and sit more exams (something that I've been looking to do myself when I get time).
I think that its a case that some modules you can and some you can't.
I think that its just the Internal Control and Accounting Systems case study module where you need a training provider but I could be wrong.
kindest regards,
Shaun.
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but so far appears very well written IMO
