ATT Foundation Qualification - VAT Compliance
*IMPORTANT NOTICE: CORONA VIRUS
To help support our students in preparation for the 2020 examinations, all future courses will be run as Online Tuition Live (OTL) until it is safe to resume face-to-face courses.
ATT/CTA Tax Pathway
Gain both ATT and CTA qualifications faster and specialise in an area of tax from an early stage. Our leading training programme, delivered by expert lecturers, will help you prepare and pass the joint Tax Pathway exams.
- Your route to two specialist tax qualifications in less time
- Taught by some of the most well-known and experienced tutors in the UK
- Guaranteed Pass Scheme with outstanding pass rates
Important notice: Coronavirus
To help support our students in preparation for the 2020 examinations, all future courses will be run as Online Tuition Live (OTL) until it is safe to resume face-to-face courses. OTL courses will be run on the same dates as the scheduled face-to-face courses. This is in addition to our existing online courses.
Upcoming start dates
Suitability - Who should attend?
The online ATT Foundation Qualification in VAT Compliance is ideal for those that:
- Work in tax – including junior members of staff, bookkeepers and other professionals as well as anyone looking for their first step towards a formal tax qualification
- Work in accountancy – accountants who wish to enable cross-department secondments to help the tax team during busy periods
- Work in related professions – including lawyers and surveyors who require an overview of tax
Outcome / Qualification etc.
A Foundation Certificate in VAT Compliance from The Association of Taxation Technicians
Training Course Content
The stand-alone online ATT Foundation Qualification in VAT Compliance is split into four manageable modules relating to that specific qualification.
The study programme will build your understanding from little or no knowledge through to a solid foundation of understanding when approaching tax work or computations
The qualification is studied and examined in these four distinct sections. Once the four modules have been successfully completed in turn, the overall Final Certificate Examination can then be attempted.
- Module A
- Study
- Mock Exam
- Module Exam
What you'll study
Subjects examined within the qualification include:
- General principles of VAT
- Liability, value and time of supply
- Partial exemption
- Accounting for VAT including penalties and HMRC powers
- Bad debt relief
- VAT on land and buildings
- Overseas aspects of sales and purchases of goods and services
- Capital goods scheme
- Transfer of a going concern
- VAT Groups
- VAT schemes