The ACA CTA Joint Programme

The ACA CTA Joint Programme is an efficient route for students to achieve two prestigious qualifications.

Tax of larger companies & groups route

For students specialising in the tax affairs of larger companies & groups.

Taxation of owner managed businesses route

For students specialising in the tax affairs of owner managed businesses.

Indirect taxation route ACA CTA Joint Programme: Level 7 apprenticeship FAQs

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ACA Joint Programme FAQs

Partner, Head of Tax Policy Employer

I’m really pleased that the CIOT and ICAEW have worked together to introduce a joint programme for the ACA and CTA qualifications. The route offers an accelerated route without compromising on the key quality standards that I know both the CIOT and the ICAEW uphold.
Global Head of Tax Employer

The challenges faced by our department are very demanding so we look for new team members to be highly knowledgeable. We can be sure that a tax professional who has the ACA and CTA qualifications will have all of the technical skills needed to succeed in our team.
Partner, Corporate Employer

We are a great supporter of the joint ACA/CTA professional qualification. The new Joint Programme will enhance further the professional training programmes that we can offer to our staff, resulting in their qualifications being more relevant to the work that they will be undertaking in their jobs.
Tax Assistant Manager Student

It’s such a good route. It saves time, you qualify quickly and do fewer exams than if you studied both qualifications separately. I can see the Joint Programme becoming the standard route for many tax professionals.
Senior Tax Associate Student

The ACA provided me with an awareness of wider business issues, whereas the TOMC paper allowed me to develop my technical tax knowledge. I would highly recommend the Joint Programme to anyone starting out on a career in tax.
Senior Tax Consultant Student

Although I worked in tax, I also wanted to do the ACA. Client situations require common sense combined with experience and the ACA and CTA exams give you so many transferable skills and better equip you for client work.