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Payroll exam - studying and software

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I've read up on a few threads that say people have bought a Sage Self Study course off Amazon to help them study for the payroll exam.  Stupid question time - if I do that, do I then have to use Sage for the exam?

A few people have recommended Moneysoft to me, but if I do use that, what materials can I use to study?

It's several years since I've done payroll.  Whilst I still know the basics, I do need to brush up my knowledge before I tackle the exam.  I wanted to sit down with a free trial of software, some study materials, and a few mock exams before I do the realy thing.

Help!!!      
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Jojosaid:

“I've read up on a few threads that say people have bought a Sage Self Study course off Amazon to help them study for the payroll exam.  Stupid question time - if I do that, do I then have to use Sage for the exam?

A few people have recommended Moneysoft to me, but if I do use that, what materials can I use to study?

It's several years since I've done payroll.  Whilst I still know the basics, I do need to brush up my knowledge before I tackle the exam.  I wanted to sit down with a free trial of software, some study materials, and a few mock exams before I do the realy thing.

Help!!!      ”
Hi

Sage Payroll is by far the best and easiiest to self teach and run. Word of advice though, go through Sage themselves or through myself (!)-  a registered Sage business partner. Visit Sage website but ignore their prices as I get reseller discounts which are huge. Sage One or 50 Payroll are ones I recommend. You can add on the self study package but to be honest you get 45 days free tech support from Sage themselves when you buy a product so you can pretty much use their help to teach yourself.
Hope this helps!
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Just spotted Sage Instant Workbooks on the Sage website for £45, and come with a free 180 trial.  Will they do for the exam?
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Jojosaid:

“Just spotted Sage Instant Workbooks on the Sage website for £45, and come with a free 180 trial.  Will they do for the exam?”

That's what I used and the HMRC website. The studybooks were good they should you the manual of doing but everyone uses software these days. I know use moneysoft because it is so much cheaper than sage and I find it quicker and the reporting is better but they don't give you the basics like the sage study books do.
 
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http://shop.sage.co.uk/payrollcertification.aspx

Hi

If it's certification you are after then go for this one which is £50 and you receive a certificate at the end of it.
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Hello.

I have recently requested the payroll exam, and I was going to use Payroo free online software however, this is for the 2012-13 tax year and my exam is 2011-12, the ICB say that this is not suitable, and will make my examination void, however, I cannot find any 2011-12 software anywhere, which is also for free?

any suggestions.

Thanks

ange x       
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