Chartered Tax Advisers

77 Pages·2011·8.79 MB·English

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CHARTERED TAX
ADVISERS
PART OF THE SPECIALIST RANGE
A must-read for those considering a career in the
tax profession.
Anthony Thomas FCCA CTA(Fellow) ATT(Fellow)
President,The Chartered Institute of Taxation
CONTENTS
6 Introduction from CIOT Anthony Thomas
7 Introduction from ATT Andrew Meeson
THE PROFESSION
10 Career Opportunities in Tax Rob Cottrell
14 Salaries and Benefits Antony Harvey
16 Industry Qualifications and Requirements
18 Frequently Asked Questions
RECENT GRADUATES
22 Deloitte - Indirect Tax Consultant
24 Grant Thornton - Tax Executive
26 Ernst & Young - Assistant Tax Adviser
28 Smith & Williamson - Corporate Tax Trainee
SENIOR PROFILES
32 PwC - Senior Tax Associate
34 Diageo - Tax Executive
36 Freelance - Tax Writer
38 Grant Thornton - Head of Tax
FINDING THE RIGHT JOB
42 Routes into Taxation Guy Barrand
44 Getting an Internship Lienda Beale
THE INSTITUTE AND QUALIFICATIONS
48 The Chartered Institute of Taxation
50 About the ATT
52 Tax Exams - What’s Involved
54 Qualify in International Tax - The ADIT
EMPLOYER A-Z
58 BDO
59 Deloitte
60 Ernst & Young
62 Grant Thornton
63 KPMG
64 Mazars
65 Mercer & Hole
66 PwC
68 Smith & Williamson
REFERENCE TABLE
72 Reference Table of Employer A-Z
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INTRODUCTION
Introduction from CIOT
Anthony Thomas, the President of CIOT introduces this year’s
Inside Careers Guide for Chartered Tax Advisers. He outlines some of
the key benefits of this profession and joining the CIOT.
Welcome to the Inside Careers Guide for Tax advisers can also be found in many
Chartered Tax Advisers. different workplaces: in the voluntary sector,
government, banking and finance and commerce
Qualifying as a Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) and industry.
is now firmly established as the ‘gold standard’
amongst tax professionals and it is evident that Whatever kind of employment you may seek
The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) in taxation, you will benefit from the training
is the leading professional body for those undertaken which will enable you to sit the
providing tax advice as we have a membership examinations of CIOT. Success in these
of over 15,500. examinations will provide clear independent
evidence of having attained a high professional
standard and demonstrate your UK tax
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Whatever direction in knowledge meets the highest level.
taxation you choose, you
Whatever direction in taxation you choose, you
will find yourself as part of a
will find yourself as part of a profession that is
profession that is challenging challenging and demanding but at the same time
very rewarding. I wish you the best of luck and
and demanding but at the
every success in your future career. 
same time very rewarding.
Anthony Thomas FCCA
CTA(Fellow) ATT(Fellow) is President
The core of our membership is people in the
of The Chartered Institute of Taxation.
profession and we have an enormous range of
different sorts of practices that our members
work in, for example public practice, large and
small firms, accountancy firms, boutique firms,
or solicitors and barristers.
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Introduction from ATT
Working together with CIOT, the ATT promote the tax
profession and help ensure and maintain the quality of services
provided by tax professionals. The President of the ATT, Andrew Meeson talks
through some of his thoughts on the industry and the Association.
When choosing a career, taxation may not be the will always be fresh challenges to face. Individuals,
first thing that springs to mind. Yet it offers many of partnerships and companies all need competent
the things you might be looking for in a career; it is professional assistance in fulfilling their obligations
varied, fulfilling and rewarding. Tax can be challenging under tax law and members of the Association of
and a tax professional can have many opportunities Taxation Technicians (ATT) are among those who
for career progression and personal development. provide that help.
Tax, as Benjamin Franklin noted, is one of the Tax technicians are trained to deal with the whole
perpetual certainties of life. None of us can claim range of taxes and to understand the related
to be totally unaffected by taxation: much of what legal and accounting issues. They can work in
we buy is subject to VAT and much of what we professional firms of all sizes, in industry and
earn will be charged to income tax. The world of commerce and in the revenue departments. As
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tax is wider even than that: if we sell an asset for tax law evolves, the knowledge required for the
more than we paid for it, we may be subject to job is constantly changing. Learning does not
Capital Gains Tax, anything we inherit may have stop on passing the exams, giving the challenge of
been subject to Inheritance Tax and we may be constantly adding to ones expertise.
entitled to Tax Credits. Businesses will have to
confront taxes ranging from Corporation Tax on The ATT is the leading professional body for
their profits, via PAYE and NIC on the wages they those providing UK tax compliance services, with
pay their employees and VAT on their sales, to over 7,000 members and around 4,000 registered
such exotica as Landfill Tax, Insurance Premium students. The examinations are demanding, but
Tax and Climate Change Levy, depending on the those who are successful can join a well-respected
nature of their trade. professional body which offers wide-ranging
support to its members and whose voice is heard
at the highest levels by those who influence tax
The ATT is the leading policy and practice in the UK. In today’s economic
climate, where career requirements are ever more
professional body for those
competitive, being a member of the ATT will enable
providing UK tax compliance difficult challenges to be met with confidence.
services, with over 7,000
This guide will help you if are thinking of entering
members and around 4,000
a profession that can be well paid and full of
registered students. personal rewards and job satisfaction. 
Andrew Meeson MA CTA ATT
Nor does tax remain static – every year sees (Fellow) is President of The Association
at least one Budget and its associated Finance of Taxation Technicians.
Act (2010 saw three!) and the decisions of the
Courts provide frequent new interpretations of
tax law. These constant changes mean that there