I am UK based and while I am currently in industry I want to keep my options open as far as possible. I am due to sit P2 and P3 in Dec. Am I correct that If I want a Practicing certificate in UK I need to sit the UK varient?
Is there any advantage of taking the International Varient over the UK one, other than there being less revision required?
Yes, I believe that the “rule” hasn’t changed – if you want a UK practicing certificate, then it’s UK P2 variant for you.
For the UK variant, you need to be aware of the differences between UKGAAP and IFRS but for International variant you don’t need to know the difference between IFRS and UKGAAP