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Where Taxpayers and Advisers Meet
CIOT launches new CTA exam structure
29/04/2008, by Sarah Laing, Tax News - Professionals in Practice & Industry
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The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has launched a new modular exam structure for the Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) qualification.

The new structure, which begins with the May 2009 examinations, recognises the increasing degree of specialisation within the tax profession, but retains the major benefit of the current system – combining depth of knowledge in specialist areas with breadth of knowledge across the spectrum of taxes.  The Institute has also introduced two e-Assessments and these will be available from 1 December 2008.

Credit retention, introduced in November 2006, has been retained and credits now replace exemptions.  Those who qualified for exemptions in the past are in no way disadvantaged and some who were not eligible for exemptions may now qualify for a credit.

Rob Ellerby, CIOT President, says: “The flexibility of the new structure should encourage more students to sit the exam.  However, we have striven to retain our commitment to excellence and to ensuring that the CTA qualification remains the ‘gold standard’ tax qualification.”

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About The Author

Sarah Laing
Editor, TaxationWeb News

Sarah is a Chartered Tax Adviser. She has been writing professionally since joining CCH Editions in 1998 as a Senior Technical Editor, contributing to a range of highly regarded publications including the British Tax Reporter, Taxes - The Weekly Tax News, the Red & Green legislation volumes, Hardman's, International Tax Agreements and many others. She became Publishing Manager for the tax and accounting portfolio in 2001 and later went on to help run CCH Seminars (including ABG Courses and Conferences).

Sarah originally worked for the Inland Revenue in Newbury and Swindon Tax Offices, before moving out into practice in 1991. She has worked for both small and Big 5 firms. She now works as a freelance author providing technical writing services for the tax and accountancy profession.

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