Tolley Exam Training

We are unique in being the only organisation that focuses exclusively on professional tax training.

Our engaging training and consistently high pass rates mean that you don’t have the expense of additional study time and exam retakes, saving you time and money.

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Benefits include:

  • A proven track record for achieving pass rates above the national average

  • Some of the most well-known and experienced tax tutors in the industry

  • Guaranteed Pass Scheme to ensure you succeed

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New for 2020 examinations

We have introduced new benefits for our students including:

  • Online Tuition Live study method

  • A Southampton study centre

  • Study dates now published for May and November 2020 exams

We offer training for the following tax examinations…

CTA – Chartered Tax Advisor

Gain your Chartered Tax Advisor (CTA) qualification: the UK’s highest-level tax qualification.

ATT - Association of Taxation Technicians

Demonstrate your competence with the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) exam.

ADIT – Advanced Diploma in International Taxation

Understand multiple tax systems with the ADIT qualification. We are one of the few UK bodies who can prepare you for this qualification.

ATT Foundation Qualifications

The online Foundation qualifications are ideal if you work in Tax, Accountancy or a related profession like Law.

ITP – ICAS Tax Professional

Gain the correct depth of tax knowledge and skills to work in a mixed client environment.

Other qualification options…

Tax Apprenticeships

The Level 4 Professional Taxation Technician (ATT) and Level 7 Taxation Professional (CTA) Apprenticeships help trainees gain essential knowledge and skills in finance, tax and business.

ATT/CTA Tax Pathway

Gain both ATT and CTA qualifications faster and specialise in an area of tax from an early stage.

ACA/CTA Joint Programme

Achieve both the ACA and the CTA with the ICAEW and the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) Joint Programme.

Can we help you?

If you have any queries about any aspect of your studies, please give us a call.


Telephone: 020 3364 4500

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Great study experience

When you enroll with Tolley, you can be assured of the best study experience available, ensuring you maximise your chances of success.

Experienced tutors

Our training courses are run by top specialists, so you learn from the experts.

Focused
material

Our lecturers create all the materials that they teach. Receive information that is perfectly suited to the training.

Dedicated service

Our dedicated customer services team understand all the exams, so your queries are quickly resolved.

Study options

One of the reasons for our students’ excellent exam results is the wide range of study options that we offer.

Guaranteed Pass Scheme


Ensuring you have the ability and confidence to pass first time with Tolley.
The scheme combines our tuition and revision courses. All eligible students enrolled on this programme will be given one free distance learning and revision course, if, in the unlikely event, they fail their examinations.

One FREE

Distance learning and revision course

Distance learning

Study in your own time, at your own pace. When you sign up for a distance learning course, you will receive a wealth of targeted material written by our own tutors.

Taught classes

Kick start your studies by attending our taught classroom courses. Presented by experienced tutors, these classes explain technical topics in a straightforward way, focusing on the key areas for the examination.

Online Tuition Live

Benefit from live tuition from our expert tutors from the comfort of your own home or office. This covers the same content as our classroom sessions and is delivered online in half-day sessions for some of our taught courses.

Revision courses

Fine tune your technical knowledge and practice your exam technique with our question-based revision. Maximise your knowledge with a course that focuses on question practice and best approach.

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Meet Tolley’s training tutors

We work with top tax accountancy experts to produce the great content that we are so well known for.

Claire Oglesby

Given her love of tax and teaching, after qualifying for CTA Claire has trained students in ATT, CTA, ICAEW,ACCA and AAT qualifications. She was also involved in producing materials for the ATT and CTA courses.

Jonathan Coletta

Jonathan joined the Exam Training team at Tolley in July 2015 and teaches on courses across all of the tax qualifications.

Amanda McDonough

Amanda is responsible for designing CTA Corporate and ADIT courses. As well as being involved in examination training, Amanda writes and presents professional development courses for large accountancy firms on overseas aspects of Corporate Tax and International Accounting Standards.

Victoria Cavell

Victoria is responsible for the management of all the Tolley Exam Training written and online material. She has also developed the Online Academy and recently has been involved in the launch of the new Online Tuition for Law and Ethics e-Assessments for ATT and CTA.

Dean Wootten

Dean has been involved in tax training for many years and lectures on a wide variety of tax matters. He is also the senior lecturer on the CTA VAT route at Tolley's and the EU VAT paper on the ADIT international tax exams.

What our customer's say about Tolley Exam Training

Tolley is our preferred training provider … they are ahead of the curve with their innovative, and more importantly, useful, online Tracker and Academy software which works to support all our administrative needs and those of the student. In my experience communication between to the two organisations is key and Tolley’s do not disappoint, they are very proactive in managing our account. To this end we consider our relationship with the support team that of a partnership.
Our students tell us they like the quality and format of the materials and audio files which are conducive to learning.

Angie Wainwright
Manager, National Tax Training, EY

What our customer's say about Tolley Exam Training

We have had positive feedback from all our students – both before and since receiving their exam results. With regard to the level of tuition provided by Tolley, the support they received from their tutors, and the quality of materials provided, it has all combined to raise our levels of expectations with our students, and their own level of performance. This is the second set of results since we started using Tolley Exam Training and for the second time running we have had a pass rate of 100%.

Frank Hirth LLP

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Tolley Online Academy?

The Tolley Online Academy is the most flexible support for your studies. Access all your study materials online, on your PC, laptop, tablet or mobile via the Tolley App, 24 hours a day.

How does the Guaranteed Pass Scheme work?

The Guaranteed Pass Scheme helps keep you on track. Sign up, then, in the unlikely event that you fail your exams, we will give you one distance learning and one revision course, free.

When do I need to apply for my exams?

Typically, sittings take place twice a year and you need to apply to sit an examination three months before. See the individual qualification pages for key dates.

Where can I study?

We offer a variety of study options, so you can learn when, where, and in a way that suits you. Our tax exam training includes distance learning, online and taught classes.