HMRC Tax Specialist Programme (TSP) 2018

Reply 1200

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Any indication of if we're going to get the breakdown for each question for the video interview?

Attending 14th-15th Feb at Warwick.

Reply 1201

TSPApp

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by BARBELL32

Anybody internal talked to their manager about costs travelling being covered?
Or anybody travelling far found out if its possible to go and stay the night before?

It's manager / business unit discretion.

Reply 1202

Mallet

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by TSPApp

It's manager / business unit discretion.

My recollection is that T&S is budgeted for centrally, i.e. not paid for by the business you work in, so is not at your manager's/business's discretion. It's already agreed by the Tax Academy. Your manager will still have to authorise it, but there's no reason they wouldn't since it's coming out of someone else's budget. The AC info pack will confirm one way or another anyway.

Reply 1203

lee1967

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My manager has authorised my travel there and back

Reply 1204

TSPApp

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by Mallet

My recollection is that T&S is budgeted for centrally, i.e. not paid for by the business you work in, so is not at your manager's/business's discretion. It's already agreed by the Tax Academy. Your manager will still have to authorise it, but there's no reason they wouldn't since it's coming out of someone else's budget. The AC info pack will confirm one way or another anyway.

As someone who regularly travels I can assure you that’s incorrect. That’s why we have cost centre codes etc.

We have the info pack, it says discuss with manager.

Edit: After a few readings I think I get what you’re suggesting - there’s no central Tax Academy budget for this.

Reply 1205

zoedmc

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The TnS guidance states you can claim for interviews/assessment weather u book yourself and claim back or is booked for you is up to your manager

Reply 1206

Hshzh

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by Mcwilson23

Assessment Centre - you threw it with the word interview. No reply but I can see in my sent so I assume they've received it

Yea sorry, should have called it the AC. I still have not recieved a reply as of yet, but not going to assume that they have it because it's in my outbox. Going to send them another email tomorrow.

This sentence from the AC invite worries me.
'If you do not contact us by this deadline, we will assume you are no longer interested in the vacancy and withdraw your application.'

Reply 1207

Janice111

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I have emailed them to confirm attendance but I'm not expecting any confirmation email back from them...... yet someone in an earlier post says they have received a confirmation? Anybody else get one or was that a one off?

Reply 1208

21Dream

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by Hshzh

Yea sorry, should have called it the AC. I still have not recieved a reply as of yet, but not going to assume that they have it because it's in my outbox. Going to send them another email tomorrow.

This sentence from the AC invite worries me.
'If you do not contact us by this deadline, we will assume you are no longer interested in the vacancy and withdraw your application.'

I have contacted and they are working through all the acknowledgements so hopefully there will be an email from them soon. Still waiting on mine too

Reply 1209

MurphysLaw2471

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by SnowAngel74

I had an e-mail yesterday confirming my attendance e-mail had been received.

Which email address did it come from?

Reply 1210

Mallet

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Original post

by TSPApp

As someone who regularly travels I can assure you that’s incorrect. That’s why we have cost centre codes etc.

We have the info pack, it says discuss with manager.

Edit: After a few readings I think I get what you’re suggesting - there’s no central Tax Academy budget for this.

Fair enough. I haven't seen the info pack. I travel a lot too and thought they used a Tax Academy cost centre, but clearly not. Possibly that's how they used to do it. I've definitely used it for something anyway. Ignore me 😂

Reply 1211

Mallet

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Re confirmation emails, everyone stop panicking. If it's in your sent items, the address is correct and you haven't received a delivery failure, then they've had it. That's how email works. Contacting them asking them confirm receipt just creates more work for them. They normally contact people who haven't replied anyway, just in case.

Reply 1212

TSPApp

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by zoedmc

The TnS guidance states you can claim for interviews/assessment weather u book yourself and claim back or is booked for you is up to your manager

Sorry, what specific guidance are you referring to?

Jobs on the site usually specify if T&S is provided to attend interview, often they aren’t. I had to travel from Newcastle to London at my own expense on one occasion.

I was more referring to overnight stay before, I know some colleagues who are getting it and others that aren’t. I’ve got both but been told no additional subsistence (meals etc) can be claimed for the time I’m there - obviously still get what’s provided at the AC.

Reply 1213

zoedmc

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Tns guidance on the intranet

Reply 1214

CasualPoster

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Anyone on the 12-13 Feb in Warwick?

Reply 1215

Charlie237

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Original post

by Hshzh

Yea sorry, should have called it the AC. I still have not recieved a reply as of yet, but not going to assume that they have it because it's in my outbox. Going to send them another email tomorrow.

This sentence from the AC invite worries me.
'If you do not contact us by this deadline, we will assume you are no longer interested in the vacancy and withdraw your application.'

I really didnt expect to get confirmation based on numbers but funny enough I've now had an email this morning confirming attendance. These look to be sent individually so I can imagine people getting them at different times during the next few days before Friday.

Reply 1216

TSPApp

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Original post

by zoedmc

Tns guidance on the intranet

Only guidance I can find tells you how to claim back expenses, doesn't say when they are due.

Reply 1217

Charlie237

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Original post

by TSPApp

Only guidance I can find tells you how to claim back expenses, doesn't say when they are due.

Are you getting the time back as well?

Reply 1218

TSPApp

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by Mcwilson23

Are you getting the time back as well?

Again, at the discretion of the manager as the Tax Academy haven't given any guidance - but yes I am.

Reply 1219

David2015

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by Mcwilson23

Are you getting the time back as well?

No internal applicants should need to use annual leave or flexi to attend.

They should also get T&S/travel costs covered from a central fund rather their specific business unit.

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