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Continuing professional development has an important place in the tax adviser's life, says GAVIN ASPDEN
KEY POINTS
- A move away from structured and unstructured hours towards 'suitable for role' approach
- CPD is vital for tax advisers to be able to give accurate advice
- It is not enough to rely on staff who are studying to keep the firm up to date
- CPD can be undertaken in a variety of ways
As a qualified accountant I remember when continuing professional development was something that every accountant completed quite happily; when reading the Financial Times daily was worth half an hour of CPD and pausing momentarily to consider the PAYE implications of the person opposite you on the train using their laptop to play solitaire could also be included in the mental checklist of keeping 'up to date'; when Working Lunch on BBC 2 was compulsive viewing to find out what was...
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