The Tax Compliance and Planning exam enables students to prepare tax computations for individuals and companies, understand the tax implications of different choices, address tax related issues and advise on tax-efficient strategies.
Availability notice: Tax Compliance and Planning
Tax Compliance and Planning will be available to sit from March 2026.
Exam overview
Duration: 3 hours
Format: Five written questions
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Syllabus
Errata sheet
Pilot exams
This pilot exam has been developed to provide an early example of what the exam will look like, how the syllabus content may be assessed and how questions will be formatted in the real exams.
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Exam study support
| Transitional arrangements: supplementary Certificate Level tax content |
If you have passed the Certificate Level Principles of Taxation exam and will be sitting the Professional Level Tax Compliance and Planning exam, you should review the following supplementary content. This supplement includes two chapters – Inheritance Tax and Stamp Duty – taken from the Certificate Level Tax Fundamentals materials to ensure that you are prepared for the Tax Compliance and Planning Exam. |
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