The Chartered Institute of Taxation is asking for feedback on its proposed changes to its Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) qualification.
Everyone has until 30 June 2025 to provide their input, and the CIOT said it wants to hear from student, prospective students, members, employers, and any other stakeholder.
Key proposals under consideration include:
- To restructure the qualification over three academic levels.
- To introduce a skills-based paper, designed to develop students’ ability to apply tax knowledge in practical situations prior to the final level paper.
- To provide a clear statement of requirements for each stage of the qualification, setting out the learning outcomes and assessment criteria for each module alongside the detailed syllabus requirements, to improve transparency in the CTA assessment process.
- To introduce a statement of Professional Skills and Competencies.
Once the assessment close the new look qualification will be published in December 2025 and students will start studying the new qualification in September 2027, with the first assessments taking place in May 2028.
CIOT President, Charlotte Barbour(pictured), said: “Your feedback is invaluable in helping us modernise the CTA qualification. We appreciate that time is precious and welcome all response, however short or detailed.”
