ACA CTA Joint Programme

Entry requirements

You can join the joint programme at the start of your ACA training agreement or later, as long as you work in tax. No prior tax knowledge is required, but you’ll need to demonstrate ongoing tax work experience to complete the qualification.

The following requirements also apply:

• You must have completed the ACA's Tax Fundamentals Certificate Level paper before the CTA Tax Knowledge and Skills paper.
• You must sit the Tax Knowledge and Skills paper before, or at the same time as, sitting your choice of CTA Advanced Technical or Application and Professional Skills paper.
• You must register as a joint programme student with the CTA at least four months before your first CTA exam.
• You must pass the Ethics and Law CBEs before entering for your choice of Advanced Technical or Application and Professional Skills paper.

For full details of the ACA/CTA Joint Programme, including FAQs and transitional arrangements, please refer to the CIOT website.

Months of entry

January, July

Course content

The ACA CTA joint programme gives you the opportunity to achieve two respected qualifications — ACA and CTA — more quickly. This means you can qualify as both a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Tax Adviser in less time.