Why Choose the AITI Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) Qualification
1. The AITI qualification is the most prestigious and widely recognised tax qualification in Ireland today
2. The AITI qualification is widely considered by employers as an essential prerequisite for a career in tax in Ireland
3. Ireland’s leading professional services firms together with the leaders in the corporate sector have chosen the AITI qualification for over 30 years
4. AITI Chartered Tax Advisers are working all over the world. The AITI qualification is the only tax qualification in Ireland which is formally recognised in the EU
5. AITI Chartered Tax Advisers can work in a wide variety of environments in Ireland and all over the world:
• Throughout the corporate world in multinationals and major companies
• Accountancy firms
• Legal firms
• Tax consultancy practices
• Financial services sector
• Government and public sector
6. The NEWLY REFORMED AITI programme is
• dynamic and real
• designed and delivered by people working in tax
• reflects complex commercial and real life circumstance
• reflects the practical challenges in the world of tax
The Newly Reformed AITI Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) qualification delivers highly skilled AITI Tax Advisers
In addition to having a deep knowledge of tax law and practice, AITI Chartered Tax Advisers have the skills and knowledge in the workplace.
>Breadth and Dept
>Direct Taxes
>Indirect Taxes
>Capital Taxes
>Accounting
>Law for Tax Professionals
>Professional Skills
7. The AITI programme delivers tax professionals who are ready for the commercial world, have a deep knowledge of tax law and practice and the skills to apply that knowledge in the workplace
8. Our course materials are written and delivered by some of the most highly regarded individuals in the tax world
9. Professional Skills form a key part of the AITI Chartered Tax Adviser programme. Professional skills have been embedded in the AITI Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) programme through the NEW Professional Skills Workshops and related assignments.
In small groups working through real life commercial case studies, students develop the skill of;
>Identifying what advice is being sought
>Identifying tax and non tax issues
>Researching the issues
>Documenting research
>Translating that research effectively into a letter of advice
>Communicating with Revenue
>Preparing implementation plans
10. No training contract is required to obtain the AITI qualification
11. It is not necessary to have studied business or legal disciplines before undertaking the AITI qualification. For example, engineers, scientists and teachers have become highly successful tax consultants
12. The AITI Chartered Tax Adviser Qualification has been designed to be flexible to suit your needs
• Flexible Payment Options
• Weekend only lectures
• Summer and Winter Course
• Summer and Autumn Exam Sitting
• Courses run in Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Athlone or Galway subject to demand
13. With the option of doing the summer course it is possible to accelerate through the programme. For example, a student who is required to sit all three parts could obtain the AITI qualification in less than a year and a half while a student who is exempt from Part 1 could obtain the AITI qualification in less than a year