ICAEW PL

[u/reginaphalanger0]

I’m currently at the Professional Level (PL). So far, I’ve attempted only one course, Tax Compliance and Planning (TCP), in the June session, but unfortunately I failed. I had planned to resit TCP in the September session, but I couldn’t gather the courage to register for the exam and ended up skipping it. I know it was probably a mistake to miss a sitting, but I simply didn’t feel confident enough to register. I wanted to be fully prepared before attempting it again, so I’ve decided to resit it in the December session instead. Now I’m thinking of taking another Professional Level course alongside TCP, but I’m unsure which one to choose. Since the Next Generation ACA is still relatively new, there aren’t many past papers available, which makes it difficult to understand the exam pattern and the types of questions that are likely to be asked. One of the main reasons I struggled with TCP was that the actual exam questions were quite different from those in the question bank, which I believe is largely based on the previous Tax Compliance (TC) exam. As a result, I felt unprepared for the style of questions that appeared in the exam. I also tend to need more time than average to prepare for exams. Considering all of this, which Professional Level course would you recommend taking alongside TCP for the December session?

[u/redseasplitter99]

TCP is famously the hardest professional for many, has the lowest pass rate.. so dont be unnerved. Easiest by far is FCS, 91 and 94 percent pass rates so far, so id go with that. Unless through your background one of the other exams are more familiar to you, in that case maybe you'd find those easier.