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• # 97990
• Tue 04 Mar 2014 03:24 PM

I just want to praise the icb for the exams and course content and support. 

I have done my aat 13 years ago and worked in practice but I've had 5 years out of work having children. I totally lost my confidence in my abilities and knowledge. I found the icb and starting the exams in self study in January. In the past 2 months I have completed levels 1,2 and 3. 

I passed level 4 fin stat today :) and I am awaiting level 4 personal tax result I completed on Friday. 

I have 3 children aged 13, 7 and 1 and have loved how I can fit it in with my life. I find the text books easy to understand, the forum great, and exam structure perfect! I would recommend to anyone thinking about it. I'm just applying for my practise license and plan to finish the other 2 level 4 exams soon and payroll and sar tax ASAP. I can't believe what I've been able to achieve in 2 months and have my confidence back with updated knowledge. 

Now I think I deserve I glass of wine to celebrate today's result :) 

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• # 97991
• Tue 04 Mar 2014 04:07 PM

Wow - you are amazing!  I take my hat off to you.

Good luck in the remainder of your exams and in setting up your own business.

Kind regards

• Debbie
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• # 97994
• Tue 04 Mar 2014 04:23 PM

very well done

luv lainy xx

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• # 97996
• Tue 04 Mar 2014 04:40 PM

Thanks Guys!

kelly 

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• # 98020
• Wed 05 Mar 2014 09:00 AM

Congratulations on passing your exams, and I wish you all the best when you start your own business.  Did you use a training provider for your studies or did you purchase the study books from ICB and work through them yourself?

Look forward to hearing from you

Chris

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• # 98021
• Wed 05 Mar 2014 09:08 AM

Hi Chris

I just bought all the books and worked my way through them, i find there is enough activities in the workbooks to give you the practise, I also did the mock exams for the online exams. 

I'm finding level 4 harder but much more in line with the rounded background knowledge you need to be able to see the bigger picture for clients, if that makes sense?

I havent started the payroll one yet but have just bought the 2 levels of sage self study for this which includes a sage exam to be accredited with them also so great value.

I have got experience in an accounts practice though from years ago, so this helped me enormously, hence the speed

Are you thinking of moving onto level 4?

kelly

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• # 98035
• Wed 05 Mar 2014 02:35 PM

Hi Kelly

I enrolled with Ideal Schools for the Level 4 course over 12 months ago, I have had a quick look at the manual they have supplied and there does seem to be a lot of reading.  With work and other things,I have not started this course yet.  I really do need to make the time to study.

Thanks

Chris

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• # 98050
• Wed 05 Mar 2014 07:22 PM

I think the easiest one to start with is financial statements as it's like level 3 manual just harder so the basis is there. I find the icb books more than enough and easy to work to. 

the he two tax ones have a great coverage of knowledge that you'd actually use with clients in my experience in practise. 

Its well worth doing, easier said than done but maybe take a week off work to do one and  study then just loads of practise questions and the mock and thatll be amble for each exam in my opinion

Kelly 

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