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A Distance Learning Course leading to membership of the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)
Level 4 Diploma in Accounting:
Home Study Course.
Students will normally be expected to complete Level 2 and 3 but entry direct to the Level 4 Diploma Stage is permitted provided you can satisfy the Association of Accounting Technicians entry requirements as detailed on the Exemptions matrix. Phone Premier Training 01469 515444 for details.
Units of competence To complete the Diploma stage you must complete six units, four are compulsory and two are optional.
Financial Statements |
Computer based formal test |
Principles of drafting financial statements |
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Drafting Financial Statements |
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Budgeting |
Computer based formal test |
Principles of budgeting |
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Drafting budgets |
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Financial performance |
Computer based formal test |
Principles of managing financial performance |
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Measuring financial performance |
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Internal control and accounting systems |
Project |
Principles of internal control |
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Evaluating accounting systems |
Optional units – choose 2 from the following:
Credit management and control |
Project |
Principles of credit management |
Control of debt and credit |
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Personal tax |
Computer based formal test |
Principles of personal tax |
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Calculating personal tax |
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Business tax |
Computer based formal test |
Principles of business tax |
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Calculating business tax |
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External auditing |
Computer based formal test |
Principles of external audit |
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Auditing financial statements |
Course contents
The study topics include:
- Revision of basic accounting and accounting concepts
- Limited company accounts for publication
- Regulatory and conceptual framework and statement of principles
- Post balance sheet events
- Contingencies, goodwill and taxation
- Cash flow statements
- Ratio analysis
- Consolidated (group) accounts
- Management accounting and information
- Users of and good qualities of accounting information
- Cost accumulation
- Costing Methods
- Budgets
- Standard costing
- Cost reduction and performance measurement
- Decision making
- The statutory and professional regulations governing auditing
- Audit planning
- Computers in auditing
- Audit testing
- Audit reporting
- Auditor liability
- Calculation of income tax
- Prepare computations of property and investment income
- Prepare tax computations for trades and professions
- Prepare capital gains tax computations
- Account for Corporation tax
- Prepare Corporation tax computations and returns
- Investment appraisal
- Systems analysis and design
- Interpersonal relationships
- Team management
- Co-ordinating work
On completion of the whole course, in order to progress to membership of the Association you must obtain at least one year's relevant work experience. Experience can be gained in any employment sector and can be gained before, during or after studying for the Diploma qualification. When you are looking for work we will be happy to supply an academic reference to help you with this.
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