文丨高顿Cecile老师
英国爱丁堡大学硕士,高顿ACCA名师。多年在英国接受英式教育,上课风格简明扼要,通俗易懂,善于解析复杂考点,有助于帮助学生顺利通过考试。
又到了12月的考季,学习Taxation的同学们是否开始了紧张的复习阶段呢?今天我们就花15分钟时间一起来看一下12月份考季Taxation这门考试需要注意些什么。
01通过率
想必大多数同学都比较关心这一门的通过率。按照官网给出的最近5次的通过率,Taxation这一门的通过率一直都是比较稳定的,徘徊在50%左右,所以同学们的通过几率还是比较大的。
02考试框架
考试一共分为3个部分。Section A为15道选择题,共计30分。Section B为3道中型场景题,每道题包含5道选择题,共计30分。最后为3道大题,共计40分。
03考试当天注意事项
带好打印的准考证,ID,计算器,笔出发吧!
04考试小技巧
Taxation的考试时间为3小时,一共要做100分的题目。这意味着在考试中,卷面分值1分所花费的平均时间为1.8分钟。也就是说在做section A和section B的选择题时,每道题目最多花费3.6分钟去做,千万不要在一道题目上浪费太多的时间。
另外,官方建议在考试的时候最好留出1个小时20分钟的时间去做section C的三道大题,所以同学们一定要在考场上把握好对时间的掌控。在做Section C的大题时,合理使用spreadsheet自带的计算功能,比如使用求和功能等,这样在考试中可以节省大量的时间。
05考前小热身
下面我们一起来看一下在上一次9月份的考试中,错误率比较高的2道题吧:
Question 1
Elsa is employed by Bee Ltd.During the tax year 2018-19,Bee Ltd provided Elsa with the following benefits:
(1)A private gym membership(2)A contribution of£1,800 into Elsa's private pension schemeElsa had use of the private gym membership throughout the tax year.The normal membership fee is£1,000,but Bee Ltd negotiated a discount and paid£900 for it.What amount of class 1A national insurance contributions(NICs)are payable by Bee Ltd in respect of Elsa for the tax year 2018-19?
答案:£124
解析:Class 1A NIC is only charged on the gym membership and it is calculated based on the cost to the employer(not what the employee would have paid).Therefore,900*13.8%=£124
Question 2
In which of the following cases must an appeal be made directly to the Tribunal?
A.A company appealing against a penalty for late filing of a corporation tax return
B.A company appealing against a penalty for late filing of employer year end returns
C.An individual appealing against a penalty for late registration for value added tax(VAT)
D.An individual appealing against a penalty for late payment of capital gains tax
答案:C
解析:Appeals relating to indirect taxes must be made directly to the Tribunal.Many candidates selected A,which is not correct because for direct taxes,appeals must first be made to HMRC.