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Personal taxation is one of the six core units that make up the CII Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning. It accounts for 10 of the 100 credits that are needed, which may lead you to think that it is easier than the R0s that are worth 20 credits. It’s not! Many BTS candidates say that they find the personal taxation a real challenge.
The aim of this unit is to ensure candidates understand the UK taxation system and can analyse different financial advice scenarios and apply relevant knowledge during the advice process.
The R03 exam is one hour long and there are 50 questions to answer. 39 standard multiple-choice questions (MCQ), and 11 multi-response questions.
| Exam | Recommended study hours | Credits | Pass mark | National pass rate (2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R03 | 50 | 10 | 65% | 57% |
For anyone new to taxation, R03 can be a tough subject.
Taxation can touch on many parts of our life, and any one tax can be relevant to lots of different areas. Take income tax as an example. Even at its most simple, income tax impacts on earnings, savings, investments, and gains made from certain products. So, how can a new student understand income tax if they have no idea of what investments or products are available?
If the right study path isn’t chosen, new learners can be overwhelmed by R03.
Another often-discussed challenge with R03 is timing. Candidates have one hour to answer 50 questions, quite a few of which can be calculations. These calculations can take a while, particularly if the candidate looks at the calculation question and thinks ‘I don’t know where to start.’
It’s also worth mentioning here that the R03 exam is an application exam. It’s not just about learning facts and then restating those facts. The CII R03 requires you to have a strong base knowledge that you will then apply in different ways, to different ‘mini-scenarios’ that will make up your exam questions.
National pass rates published by the CII for R03 personal taxation unit are often the lowest of all R0 exams. In 2021, the national pass rate for R03 was 57%.
To help you to build your R03 study plan, we have put together a range of study and training options in our BTS R03 Study Toolkit. Toolkits contain several options to suit different candidate needs and preferences. These include printed and digital resources, e-Learning modules, workshops, and practice question banks.
BTS Toolkits for R01 to R05 all follow the same approach: the STEP model. BTS have found over the years that this leads to the best exam results for candidates. This approach and the options within our BTS Toolkits are tried and tested on tens of thousands of learners over our long record of regulated exam support. As a result, BTS have a first-class market reputation for R0 support.
This approach has helped thousands of trainee financial advisers, paraplanners, administrators and managers pass the R0 exams on their first attempt.
The BTS R03 study guide takes the wide syllabus of different subjects, and structures them in a logical order.
The R03 study guide is a complete replacement for the examining body textbook but is written in a different way. It is crammed with graphics and examples, so that you can build you knowledge step-by-step. BTS study guides always keep an eye on how we can bring the subject matter to life as much as is humanly possible! You’ll also get exam relevant content and questions, with a thread of BTS humour thrown in for good measure; anything that can help you remember the subject. Available in a choice of digital or printed format.
BTS R03 training receives fantastic feedback, as you can see from the testimonials.
BTS Associate facilitators are skilled at bringing key subjects to life through examples, visuals and exam style practice questions. They will paint pictures to help unravel the technical details of the various investments so that you understand them and can then apply that understanding to exam questions. This includes providing you with processes that you can apply to different question types, and tips that help you to remember, and more importantly be able to apply, key facts.
BTS e-Learning is ideal for individuals who learn best using visual, online and interactive tools. It allows you to work through your R03 studies at your own pace, with the BTS team behind you all the way. The BTS R03 e-Learning module covers the most heavily weighted subjects.
This includes:
– Income tax
– Capital Gains Tax
– Inheritance Tax
– Direct and indirect investments
– Taxation of trusts
You can dip in and out of the eLearning as and when you have some study time.
The BTS R0 Study Buddy app replicates the CII exam standard as closely as possible. There are two volumes of R03 questions available for purchase – each giving you 200 questions to practice on. BTS designers sit the R03 exam every year, and train tens of thousands of students. All this experience is packed into our App questions.
The exam itself will still feel a bit harder, after all you are in an exam with all those associated nerves, but the App will make sure you have experience is applying your knowledge to different styles of exam questions.
Below, you will find a range of recent articles providing insights, help and advice for this R0, we hope you find these useful. Remember if you have any questions on your journey feel free to get in touch with the BTS support team.
