In this issue:
1) Versatile AAT   5) AAT hot jobs
2) Examination matters   6) Event calendar
3) Other matters   7) Useful links
4) Feature article    
Aiming high and being persistent can help you overcome difficulties and lead you to your desired destination. Jay Chan, senior accounts clerk of Taylor Home Fashions Limited, tells us how the AAT qualification equipped her with the core knowledge and skills she needs to pursue her career goals. +

Technical articles for the forthcoming examinations
To assist students preparing for the upcoming June examinations, we have written articles to explain certain difficult technical topics. Visit the AAT Learning Centre on our website to read these useful articles.

Library opening hours
To support students during their examination preparation, we are extending our library opening hours from 17 May to 11 June.

The extended hours for the period are as follows:

Monday
Tuesday to Friday
Saturday
Sunday & Public Holidays
9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Closed


Professional Bridging Examination (PBE) and Accredited Accounting Technician (AAT) Examination
PBE and AAT Examination candidates should check to ensure that all details contained in their Examination Entry Acknowledgements are correct. Please also read the notes and regulations for the June 2010 examinations carefully.

Examinable Accounting & Financial Reporting and Auditing Standards for the June 2010 Examination
Candidates taking the following examinations should note the list of standards relevant to the forthcoming June examinations:

PBE Paper I: PBE Financial Accounting +
PBE Paper III: PBE Auditing and Information Systems +
AAT Examination Paper 7: Financial Accounting +
AAT Examination Paper 8: Principles of Auditing and
Management Information Systems +

New examination format for PBE Paper IV
Students planning to take Paper IV: PBE Business Law and Taxation should note the new examination format which is effective from the June 2010 session onwards.

HKIAAT Accounting and Business Management Case
Competition
The Oral Presentation of the Accounting and Business Management Case Competition 2009-2010 was held successfully on 17 April 2010. This year a total of 249 entries from 58 secondary schools and 17 tertiary institutions registered for the competition. Click here to see the competition results and the videos.

Study text for AAT Examination Paper 6: Fundamentals of business law
A supplement has been added to Chapter 6 of the study text for AAT Examination Paper 6. Click here for the download.

Please note that the recall of 2008 & 2009 edition copies will end on 31 May 2010. Click here for more details.

We tend to do things the way we have always done them, especially when the task involved is routine and mundane. Are we really that reluctant to change? In this issue, Wilson Wan takes us through an interesting exercise to demonstrate how everyone could “think differently”. +


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