June 2010 (Exam seating and Venues)

Two main exam centres will be used for the June 2010 exams, and this is indicated on your exam docket (under "Hall" column) as "01" or "02".
"01" refers to Republic Polytechnic, and "02" refers to three venues – either ACJC, SIM or St Francis Methodist School.
For each paper you take, you are assigned a seat number (“Desk” column).

Photos of the two plans have been uploaded on the AISS Website:http://aisssg.weebly.com/index.html.

Seating plans will also be displayed at the exam venues.

We take this opportunity to wish everyone all the best for the exams!

Children's Wishing Well

AISS recently made a donation to Children’s Wishing Well, an initiative by Student Advisory Centre. On behalf of AISS, Executive Committee attended the first Disbursement Ceremony, held on 31 March 2010 at the Jurong Regional Library.

After an introduction by the MC, the Chairman of the Wishing Well Central Committee, Mr Nhan, gave a speech on Wishing Well and how the online donation portal works. Ms Siân Ng, President of AISS, then presented Mr Nhan with the donation on behalf of AISS. The Children’s Wishing Well recipients were then invited onto the stage to receive donations based on their ‘wishes’.

For more information on Children’s Wishing Well and how you can make a difference, please visit http://www.wishingwell.org.sg/.

ACCA & CAT Student Focus Group

ACCA Singapore is looking for passionate students to join the first ever ACCA Student Focus Group (SFG)!

• This is a voluntary group of students who would be invited to participate in discussion sessions (scheduled to be held in April, August and October this year).

Benefits to the Students:

· An opportunity to share their concerns, provide feedback and comment on a whole range of issues – from matters relating to administration, processes; to exam, the syllabus and work experience matters.

· Active participants would be given special rates to attend AISS-organised events, and would also be awarded a Certificate of Appreciation for their involvement.

· Participants will be able to network with fellow ACCA Students and will also have the chance to enhance their communication skills to be shown to prospective employers.


If you wish to be a part of this pioneer programme, download the attached form via our NEW website: http://aisssg.weebly.com/april.html , fill it out and email it to: aiss.exco@gmail.com

We look forward to meeting you in the group!

Further Information on the PER session - Held on Saturday, 27th Feb, 2010

Thank you to those for attending the PER session last Saturday. We hoped you enjoyed the programme!

Please find below links pertaining to the PER, which we hope you will find useful:

TDM Guidance Videos – http://tdm.junction-18.com/

PER Guide for Trainees – http://www.accaglobal.com/pubs/students/acca/per/support/0904.pdf

Challenge Question Guide – http://www.accaglobal.com/pubs/students/acca/per/support/PERchallengequestions.pdf

1st Practical Experience Requirement (PER) Session 2010

Gaining relevant work experience is essential to you gaining membership to the professional accounting bodies. AISS is proud to bring to you another round of the info session, call the PER Info Session, to help address the need to complete the mandatory annual returns, how to meet the PER requirements or simply in understanding the use of the Trainee Development Matrix (TDM).

Mr Tim Hird, Director of Robert Half International Pte Ltd will also be conducting a special session on “Resume Writing Skill”. Mr Hird would share with you the technique of preparing a winning resume, and also shed some light on what employers generally look for in an applicant.

The schedule of the PER Info Session cum Resume Writing Skills Workshop is as follows:

Date	27 February 2010 (Saturday)
Time	2:00pm to 5:00pm (registration from 1:30pm)
Venue	DBS Auditorium (6 Shenton Way DBS Tower 1 Level 3)
Fee	S$10.00 (AISS is also raising fund for charity with the proceeds from this event)

Refreshment is sponsored by Old Chang Kee (http://www.oldchangkee.com/).

You may purchase tickets from the following venues:

ICPAS Library (Next to the lift lobby)

20 Aljunied Road, #01-03 CPA House Singapore 389805

Operating Hours:
Mondays - Fridays: 10:00am – 7:00pm
Saturdays: 10:00am – 2:00pm
Sundays & Public Holidays: Closed
(Closed for lunch: 12:00pm – 1:00pm)

ACCA Singapore Office

435 Orchard Road, #15-04/05 Wisma Atria, Singapore 238877

Operating Hours:
Mondays - Thursdays: 9:00am – 6:00pm
Fridays: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Closed on Weekends and Public Holidays

You may also SMS the AISS exco at 82644551 to arrange for the purchase of the ticket. Please indicate your name, student ID number and the number of tickets required in your SMS.

We look forward to your participation!

Organised by

AISS

Be an e-Filing Volunteer - Registration is Opened Now

Dear ACCA and CAT students

We would like to invite you to once again participate in the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore’s (IRAS’) Volunteer e-Filing Service (VES) 2010.

VES is a community service that helps to bring greater convenience of e-Filing of Income Tax to the doorstep of taxpayers and also to help the less IT-savvy taxpayers e-File.

VES is a good opportunity to foster the spirit of volunteerism amongst the students from many institutions, and you can gain new experiences while helping taxpayers to e-File during the tax-filing period.

VES will be available at 23 CitizenConnect centres between 27 Mar to 18 Apr 2010 (every Sat and Sun, 2pm-6pm). The role of the volunteers is to guide taxpayers in navigating the e-Filing website, help complete the filing and assist the managers at the VES centres. The volunteers will not be made liable for the declarations made by the taxpayers. IRAS will also conduct a 2-hour e-Filing training to prepare the volunteers for the service. The training will either be conducted at the ACCA Singapore office or at IRAS’ office building - Revenue House.

This year, a Facebook account has also been set up to keep volunteers informed of the various volunteering sessions they can sign up for, as well as provide timely updates on matters relating to tax filing.

In appreciation of your effort and time, IRAS would issue you with a certificate of appreciation. You would also stand a chance to be nominated for the Outstanding e-Filing Volunteer Awards or the Commendation Awards. You will also be invited to the Appreciation Ceremony to be held tentatively in June 2010.

We hope you would be able to support the VES and would encourage your participation in this community service.

You can find out more information on VES and register as a volunteer on the IRAS website at

www.iras.gov.sg/irasHome/ves2010.aspx

ACCA Singapore

1st Practical Experience Requirement (PER) Session 2010

Gaining relevant work experience is essential to you gaining membership to the professional accounting bodies. AISS is proud to bring to you another round of the info session, call the PER Info Session, to help address the need to complete the mandatory annual returns, how to meet the PER requirements or simply in understanding the use of the Trainee Development Matrix (TDM).

A special session on “CV Writing Skill” would also be conducted to help you prepare a winning resume.

We would like to invite you to attend the upcoming PER Info Session cum CV Writing Skills Workshop, scheduled as follows:

Date: 27 February 2010 (Saturday)

Time: 2:00pm to 5:00pm (registration from 1:30pm)

Venue: DBS Auditorium (6 Shenton Way DBS Tower 1 Level 3)

Fee: S$10.00 (AISS is also raising fund for charity with the proceeds from this event)

Refreshment is sponsored by Old Chang Kee (http://www.oldchangkee.com/).

You may purchase tickets from the following venues:

ICPAS Library (Next to the lift lobby)

20 Aljunied Road, #01-03 CPA House Singapore 389805

Operating Hours:

Mondays - Fridays: 10:00am – 7:00pm

Saturdays: 10:00am – 2:00pm

Sundays & Public Holidays: Closed

(Closed for lunch: 12:00pm – 1:00pm)

ACCA Singapore Office

435 Orchard Road, #15-04/05 Wisma Atria, Singapore 238877

Operating Hours:

Mondays - Thursdays: 9:00am – 6:00pm

Fridays: 9:00am – 5:00pm

Closed on Weekends and Public Holidays

You may also SMS the AISS exco at 82644551 to arrange for the purchase of the ticket. Please indicate your name, student ID number and the number of tickets required in your SMS.

We look forward to your participation!

Organised by

AISS 2010