In this issue:
1) Employer in the spotlight and versatile AAT   5) English corner
2) Examination matters   6) AAT hot jobs
3) Forthcoming activity   7) Event calendar
4) Other matters  
Ms. Joyce Lui, the accounting manager of Yulan International Co. Ltd and a veteran AAT, shares her views on the AAT qualification. AAT graduate, Ms. Candy Lo tells us how her life and career changed after attaining the AAT qualification.

Examination timetable for 2010

AAT Examination
Date Time  
  9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m./
6:00 p.m.*
12 June 2010
4 December 2010
( Saturday )		 Paper 5
Principles of Taxation		 Paper 1*
Fundamentals of Accounting and Computerized Accounts
13 June 2010
5 December 2010
( Sunday )		 Paper 6
Fundamentals of Business Law		 Paper 2
Business Communication and Organization and Management
19 June 2010
11 December 2010
( Saturday )		 Paper 7
Financial Accounting		 Paper 3
Management Accounting
20 June 2010
12 December 2010
( Sunday )		 Paper 8
Principles of Auditing and Management Information Systems		 Paper 4
Business Economics and Financial Mathematics

*
Examination duration for Paper 1:
Sections A & B: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.,
Section C: 4:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Please note that the total time allowed for this paper is 3¼ hours (from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., with a 45 minute break from 4:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.).
MYOB Accounting Software Premier Version 10 (English version) will be used in the Paper 1 examination.

Professional Bridging Examination (PBE)
Date Time
  2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
2 June 2010
1 December 2010
( Wednesday )		 Paper I
– PBE Financial Accounting
4 June 2010
3 December 2010
( Friday )		 Paper II
– PBE Management Accounting and Finance
7 June 2010
6 December 2010
( Monday )		 Paper III
– PBE Auditing and Information Systems
9 June 2010
8 December 2010
( Wednesday )		 Paper IV
– PBE Business Law and Taxation

Watch out! The closing date for enrolling in the AAT examination and PBE, and for applying for exemption for AAT examination, is 31 March 2010.

Announcement of examination results
Examination results of AAT Examination and PBE for the December 2009 session will be announced in the fourth week and third week of February 2010 respectively.

Professional Assessment
To get a better understanding of the examination style of the Professional Assessment (PA), students are encouraged to read the pilot paper for the PA examination. Click here to download the pilot paper.
 
CPD Seminar
Our new series of CPD programmes can help you update your skills and knowledge. The next programme is:
Topic:
Date:
Time:
Fee:		 Analysing Financial Statements
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
HK$80 for HKIAAT members / students
HK$100 for non-HKIAAT members / students
Click here to enrol.

Transitional arrangements for the new qualification framework
HKIAAT has put in place a comprehensive set of transitional arrangements to cater for the needs of different students for a smooth transition under the new qualification framework.+

Membership and student fees for 2010
Annual membership and student fees will be due soon. Members and students should have already received their renewal package in early December 2009. All members and students are requested to pay the annual fees before the due date.+
Writing letters plays an important role in business communication. In this issue, Dr. Mable Chan from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University talks about important style points you need to remember when writing a business letter.+

 
Want to take your career to the next level up the ladder? Click here for the latest jobs posted.
 

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