Tax Associate Review

Work with clients and taxpayers to gather information required for corporate tax calculations. Prepare tax calculations ensuring all income is reported and all applicable tax reliefs / deductions are claimed; researching any complex points; liaising with the client / taxpayer to request additional information / clarify areas of uncertainty; and make any necessary amendments based on instruction from the reviewer, client portfolio leader, client or taxpayer.

Technical this role has been really rewarding Ihave carried out pieces of research using legislation and other sources, i.e case law to be used to prepare computations. Undertaking computations prep applying the principles learnt in International tax training e.g. branches. I have also developed better soft skills, such as communication and working in a team

I have really enjoyed the programme. The programme has been really rewarding and has allowed me to get a qualification will putting the knowledge learnt during the qualification in practice. This has been really helpful to me. I have also enjoyed working with different team members and building good working relationship.s

At first the programme structure was difficult to understand, however it got better and the communication from the professional qualification team was a lot better. This was also impacted by my team not knowing all about the structure of the programme from the start. However as i started progressing my team members understood when i will be in and out of the office.

I received plenty of support from the employer. The professional qualifications team was supportive with questions and would help with any technical questions I had for my qualification to. My people manager was able to refer me to people who knew answers to questions and was always considerate about giving me too much work and me not being able to revise for my exams.

The training provider was very helpful at answering questions i had on my exams. The material was very well organised and given to me. I had the ability to utilise online study programmes and could refer to them throughout my study periods. The courses were very well detailed and notes were given at the end of classes

The qualification has been very useful during the earlier part of my career. The accountancy qualification gave me a broad understanding of Finance, Accountancy and Business. However more recently I rely less on the qualification and more on experience and 'on the job' training. The qualification has also allowed me to gain understanding of other areas within accountancy.

I am part of the PwC Muslim network. I have helped organise various team events and meals. These events take place in Birmingham City Centre and are after work. The network has also collaborated with the volunteering group and has organised a programme to assist migrants at the French port of Calais

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PwC has given me the opportunity to work and gain a qualification. The qualification has been extremely beneficial for both my work within PwC and my future career aspirations. I feel students of the ICAEW CFAB may benefit from on the job learning and being able to apply knowledge learnt in the classroom into work. This will allow the student to successfully complete their qualification.

I found the application process very straightforward. The process felt very natural and I was notified of the process from very early on. The interview felt more like a "get to know you" chat as opposed to a formal style interview. I was very nervous going into the interview but was instantly calm when speaking to my interviewers.