TXACCA Tax - UK course pacing?

altane, welcome to the Opentuition forums. Can you give a few more details in order for people to give better advice. How much existing knowledge of tax do you have?, when do you intend to sit the exam?, Do you have a current practice and revision kit?Are there any particular weaknesses you feel you have in terms of tax topics? The above are some questions that if answered could help people in terms of giving better advice to you.

If it's ok, I might have to write more than one post to effectively respond to your questions. Firstly, there is a lot of material to cover in the taxation syllabus. I would say it's very important that you don't try to memorise Evey single fact. For example, you may very well not remember every single employee benefit that is taxable or exempt from taxation and the extent to which this is true. Try and remember what you can of topics of this nature and make educated guesses if you are unsure in the exam.

I think you might be right about not watching every single lecture before attempting any practice and revision questions. You might have to watch a number of hours of lectures before attempting questions. I would probably advise you to make use of the ask the tutor forum to advise you further. In terms of watching the videos, I would advise you to take breaks of five to ten minutes when you need to take a break. It's hard to advise exactly how often you should take these breaks. You should take them when you find your concentration breaking. This could be from twenty minutes of study to up to an hour. There could of course be "natural" breaks between videos.

You might also find the following article useful in terms of general strategy for tackling ACCA- https://opentuition.com/acca/plan-your-acca-exam-journey/

You could purchase a study text even though this is not necessary. There is a danger of getting "bogged down" by taking this option. If you do so, I would recommend "flicking through" the book and only concentrating on parts you are struggling with as indicated by other study. This site offers discount on BPP products- https://opentuition.com/20-discount-bpp-books/

In summary, I think your basic strategy for study is sound. It will probably have to be adapted for this particular paper. Think if you spend about two hours per day on average from now to exam you should be ok. I would increase hours and concentrate more on exam revision the closer you get to the exam. My feeling is you will only have to watch full course of Opentuition lectures once. After this concentrate on subject areas you find more difficult. I hope I haven't rambled on and wasted your time. If you have more questions or want additional clarification or details please ask. Hope this helps.

You are welcome. I think you are definitely on the right track. Please post again with how you are progressing and/or any further issues.

In terms of the worry about failing exam, I responded to a similar query on another thread about these concerns- https://opentuition.com/topic/i-think-im-going-to-fail-again-in-aa/ The general advice I gave would also apply to this topic.

Please update us on how you get on with the exam.