United Kingdom
After graduating from Durham University with a first class degree in Accounting and Finance I am now training to become a chartered tax advisor under ICAEW's ACA-CTA joint programme. Beever and Struthers have given me the opportunity to gain experience in both corporate and personal tax looking at aspects such as corporate and personal tax returns, R&D claims, inheritance tax calculations and tax advisory work.
I was given the opportunity to work in both External Audit and tax during my industrial placement. During my time in the Audit department I completed the following tasks: Cash and Bank Share Capital purchase testing All areas of service charge audits including Invoice vouching, analytical reviews and apportionments During my time in the tax department I have completed the following tasks: Personal tax returns Partnership tax returns R&D claims under both the RDEC and SME schemes Inheritance tax including calculating the 10 year anniversary charge on a discretionary trust. Corporation tax returns (CT 600s & CT600Es)
Originally I was under an 8-week contract but it was extended a further week. Over 9 weeks, I worked for 9 property management firms. These firms were: Nottingham Community Housing, Longhurst Group, Platform Housing, Equity Housing, Great Places, Accent Housing, Peaks & Plains, Trident Housing and Citizen Housing. I was tasked with completing independent reviews, full audits and lease reviews for those clients. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with the Beever & Struthers Audit team. As a result of working remotely due to the pandemic, I effectively communicated using Microsoft Teams. Finally, I believe that this remote Summer Placement has improved my ability to work independently with less supervision.