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06/01/2011
Dear ACCA student,
We are all delighted to welcome you at Pantelis Stylianides Institute of Accountancy.
Our Institute is one of the leading tuition providers of the ACCA qualification and other accounting
and related courses in Cyprus, offering you adequate flexibility and study options.
Our main focus is to offer at affordable prices high quality lectures and genuine support throughout
your course. You can exchange emails and phone contact with any of our tutors without any time
restrictions. Together we can maximise your chances of a pass.
We mostly base our courses on face-to-face classroom tuition, as the classroom has always been
the most popular and traditional route for you to study towards qualifications, such as the ACCA.
Many students like the face-to-face interaction with a tutor, which the classroom offers. We
are renowned in the marketplace for the quality and consistency of our classroom tuition. You can
study in the classroom with us, choosing from a range of weekday, weekend and evening study
options at our local training centre.
For the coming semester; leading to ACCA June 2011 exams, all of our courses commence in
January. In this booklet, you can find our timetable and all the relevant registration forms, terms and
conditions.
We would like to emphasise the importance of the highly intensive-exam standard-revision
courses that are provided a month before the exam period, leading to the students success.
In addition, we would also like to inform you that we increase the variety of our courses, by offering
the ADIT (Advanced Diploma in International Taxation) of CIOT (Chartered Institute of
Taxation). The Diploma was developed and supervised by leading international tax practitioners and
academics. This course meets the needs of international tax practitioners working in the corporate
area and who increasingly need an understanding of more than one taxation system (for more info,
see next pages).
Finally, we strongly recommend though to any students, to keep studying and revising throughout
the course, in order to abolish all the unnecessary stress until exams. However, from our side we
were and we will still feel committed to getting you through your ACCA exams and the whole
qualification. We are so confident in our teaching quality, study materials and course design that
look no further than a training specialist to help achieve your ACCA training goal.
Please do not hesitate to contact us for any further queries.
We wish you all the best at your studies.
Kind regards,
From the Management
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1. Fees should be paid in three equal instalments:
- 20/01/2011
- 15/03/2011
- 02/05/2011
2. Sponsored students should notify the Institute when they fill their registration form. The student
should also IMMEDIATELY ask from their employer to provide the Institute with an official
employment confirmation letter and their terms of sponsorship (i.e. if sponsorship is for a
full/partial payment of fees). In case of partial sponsorship, the student is fully responsible to pay the
rest of the fees, in three equal instalments on the dates specified above.
3. In the case of exam failure and if students wish to re-attend the same paper, no extra payment
is required, unless the fee of the first attend was not paid in full. In this case, the unpaid fee part
should be paid on the second attend.
4. If students wish to drop the paper, they must inform the Institute as soon as possible by
completing the Drop Form attached. If this happens immediately after the announcement of the
exam results, the first instalment should be paid and transferred against the total fee of the course, if
the student wishes to complete the same paper in the future. However, if the student drops a paper at
sometime after the exam results, then the fee payable should be calculated proportionately. Students
cannot stop the paper on the third part ie. at the revision stage.
5.
Special Discounts:
- 10% to those who currently work in an audit firm and submit supporting employment
evidence. This applies to sponsored & non-sponsored students.
- 10% to those who live in other cities. Those students who live in sub-urban areas of Nicosia
are not entitled for discount.
- 10% to those who fully settle their fees by 31/01/2011 and who are not entitled for any other
discount.
6.
The cost of any study material should be paid on the same date of purchase.
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Anastasia Stylianidou F1, F2, F5, F9
BA (Hons) AccFin SBU of London, FCCA (UK), AIB
Specialised in cost & management accounting and in financial management.
Actively involved on ACCA administration and everyday running of the Institute.
Long experience in the profession (audit).
15 years of teaching experience (on ACCA papers: since 2000 in Cyprus and for 2 yrs abroad).
Eleni Stylianidou
F3, F6, F7, P6
FCCA (UK)
Specialised in financial accounting & reporting and in framework & advanced tax planning.
Actively involved on ACCA administration and everyday running of the Institute.
Long experience in the profession (audit)
More than 17 years of teaching experience (on ACCA papers since 2000)
Miltos Violaris
F4
LLB (Hons) Uni of Essex, PG Dipl Uni of West England., LLM in Comm. Law Uni of Nottingham
Barrister β at β Law, Member of the Cyprus Bar Association
Young and energetic with teaching experience on corporate and business law.
Panicos Charalambos
F7, P2
FCCA (UK)
Senior Partner at Baker Tilly Klitou.
Specialised in financial accounting and corporate reporting.
More than 15 years in the profession accompanied by unlimited training skills and background , by
providing seminars and giving presentations on IAS and other accounting related topics in Cyprus,
Greece, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Dubai and Oman.
More than 17 years of teaching experience on ACCA papers in Cyprus and abroad.
Joseph Kassapis F8, P7
CPA, CMA, CIA, CFM
Internationally reputable instructor on IAS, financial accounting & reporting, internal and external
audit & assurance.
17 years applied teaching on the CIA,CPA,CFA & ACCA around the world
Marios Nicolaou P1
FCCA, MBA, PhD on Sports Management
Long experience in the profession (audit & tax).
Consultant and trainer with wide experience and expertise in strategic management, finance,
financial and cost accounting. Worked as manager and trainer for professionals both locally and
abroad.
Georgia Sophocleous P3
FCCA,
Senior Manager at Ernst & Young Academy of Business, Warsaw, Poland
Specialised in accounting, cost & management acc/ing, financial management and business strategy.
11 years teaching experience on ACCA and CFA papers in Cyprus, Poland, St Petersburg, Hungary,
Greece). Also currently teaching in Executive Studies in Postgraduate Finance Programme at SGH
University in Warsaw.
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1. Introduction of the Advanced Diploma in International Taxation – ADIT
Our Institute will provide the above qualification by March 2011. A briefed explanation of ADIT is
given below. Members are encouraged to register with CIOT and start their exam preparation at least
three months in advance of the examinations which are held annually in May. The specific course
dates, structure and fees will be announced to you shortly. Please contact us personally for more
information.
Explanation
This is an opportunity for ACCA students & members, to prove their expertise in international tax
and gain a specialist qualification from one of the world's most respected professional bodies. The
Advanced Diploma in International Taxation (ADIT) is particularly relevant to qualified accountants
with a tax background who are looking to specialise further in international taxation.
ADIT overview
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holders of the Diploma are entitled to use the designatory letters 'ADIT' after their name and,
on payment of an annual fee, to describe themselves as 'International Tax Affiliates of The
Chartered Institute of Taxation'
it is offered exclusively through The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT).
To gain the Diploma, candidates need to be able to demonstrate:
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knowledge of the principles of international taxation
in-depth knowledge of international tax issues for their primary jurisdiction
an awareness of basic tax issues, particularly in relation to international tax, in at least one
secondary jurisdiction.
Structure
The ADIT has three components:
Paper I - Principles of International Taxation
This paper focuses on key issues such as principles of international tax law, residence, double
taxation conventions and treaty interpretation, transfer pricing, the work of the OECD and
international tax avoidance. It is not country specific.
Paper II - Advanced International Taxation - Primary Jurisdiction
Candidates are expected to have a detailed knowledge of their home country's tax regime regarding
international tax matters. Options available are Hong Kong, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the
United States.
Paper III - Principles of Corporate and International Taxation - Secondary Jurisdiction
This paper is designed to test an awareness of the key features of the corporate tax system,
particularly in relation to international tax in a secondary jurisdiction. Candidates are expected to be
able to answer questions in relation to a 'non-home' country, without being expected to offer detailed
advice on that country's tax system. Options available are the United States, the European
Community and the United Kingdom.
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2. ACCA 2011 Syllabus Update
ACCA are updating their syllabus, effective from the June 2011 examinations with the exception of
the Knowledge module. This isn't a major syllabus change so there is no need to worry. This is just
an update to ensure the qualification is relevant and aligned to the latest business and accounting
sector needs. This area of our website will contain all the latest information about the ACCA
syllabus update, register your details below and we will also send you the latest updates as they
become available.
In summary:
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ACCA are updating the syllabus from June 2011 exams
NO change to registration, progression or exemption
Paper numbers and names remain the SAME
The Qualification structure remains the SAME
Exam formats remain the SAME
F4 syllabus content remains the SAME and P6 WILL change in June 2013
Knowledge Module papers syllabus WILL change from December 2011 onwards
For detailed information about the changes to each module and paper, please check on ACCA web
site.