HMRC Graduate Tax Specialist Programme 2016

Got offered Belfast, Cardiff and Glasgow whereas my first option was London 😩 If I accept one of the 3 locations what's the likelihood of getting transferred back to London within a year or two assuming people leave/fail tsp?

I'd edit that gender-specific pronoun pronto if you want to stand any chance of hearing back with posotive news.

I have central london as first choice. Say if i get greater london and you get central, just let me know. I will be happy to switch!

Can someone please send me the fb group link. Thanks

I don't think it really matters a great deal tbh. The degree you gain within the TSP isn't going to impact your earning potential significantly should you leave HMRC. Someone with years of experience at Grade 7 level will be in demand regardless of having the ITP or not.

If you were a CA who gained the ITP then you might fare better in the private sector with less experience, than say someone who completed the TSP and tried to make the jump with less than 2 years experience.

Generally though I would say the TSP offers pretty good salary advancement in your early career, compared with private sector schemes. However after a while you might get tempted away due to slow salary progression you experience as a G7. It would take you an estimated 16 years to hit the max in your pay band (assuming you got a 1% increase each year and there are no increases to the max in that time!).

It's worth remembering that the TSP makes you desirable to external employers not just because of the qualifications you gain but also your knowledge of HMRC's internal processes and things like your contacts within HMRC.

Sorry, going to have to disagree with you on this one. Of course it matters which programme you choose, since it affects the quality of learning you will get in the next 4 years. Having been trained by HMRC tutors for my VAT programme in the last 1.5 years, I can tell you that the teaching quality is excellent, since the tutors have vast experience within their respective HMRC departments, where they have faced complex issues on a day to day basis. Therefore, they are able to use very good (real life) examples to help us understand a particular concept of tax.

However my worry is that any external tutor will not have this same level of knowledge or experience, therefore quality of teaching will not be as good.

Finally, will we remain in the same business area throughout our 4 years? I thought we would have placements and get to move around so we could decide which area was best for us?

TSP people get streamed at the beginning of Year 3. You can express a preference for where you would like to go but its not guaranteed and dependent on business need.

In Year 1 and 2 you generally work a variety of different types of case to gain experience, i.e SME, MSB etc.

I also was offered a place on the ATSP, and was told my location back in my original email on 11 April, I assumed it would be the same for all ATSP candidates. Hopeflully you get the location you want anyway, I came through a similar route as you have, although with an extra two years in the middle on the BDDP!

Thanks for your speedy response.

I see. But then why have we been placed in specific areas? For example, I am in individual and small business.

I've been offered Liverpool too, in Individuals and Small Business. My first choice too! Have you any idea where in Liverpool it's based?

I have been offered Liverpool my first choice too, in Large Business. I heard the office is near dale street but thats not a certain.

I have been offered Liverpool my first choice too, in Large Business. I heard the office is near dale street but thats not a certain.