ACA/CTA Joint Programme

Achieve both the ACA and the CTA in three to four years with the ICAEW and the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) Joint Programme. Ideal for students who want to specialise in one of three areas of tax.

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ACA CTA Joint Programme (1 July 2025 onwards)

The ACA CTA Joint Programme has changed from 1^st July 2025.

All students will be required to undertake the following CTA-specific assessments as part of the Joint Programme:

CTA: Professional Responsibilities and Ethics
CTA: Tax Knowledge and Skills – Direct tax or Indirect tax
CTA: one Advanced level paper, either an Advanced Technical or Application and Professional Skills paper

Tax Knowledge and Skills paper

Tolley Exam Training is the exclusive provider of study materials, tuition and revision courses for the first sitting of the Tax Knowledge and Skills paper in November 2026—available to book online now.

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Book Tax Knowledge and Skills Paper

The following information is for the ACA CTA Joint Programme that is in place up to and including the May 2026 CTA exam session.

Dates and Prices

Our CTA course dates and prices will help you to plan ahead and organise your schedule.

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How it works

Under the Joint Programme, you study 14 out of the 15 ACA modules and choose one specialist CTA Advanced Technical paper to gain the ACA qualification. Take one further CTA paper together with the Ethics Computer Based Exam to gain the CTA qualification.

How the Joint Programme works

The benefits

Specialise in tax from the start of your studies and gain two highly valued qualifications. Duplication of content is reduced so you are not examined on the same subjects twice.

Benefits of the Joint Programme

Tolley are the only tuition provider to offer material and courses for all CTA Advanced Technical papers, Application and Professional Skills papers, and ADIT Paper 2.09, all of which can be taken as part of the ACA/CTA Joint Programme.

Registration

Students and employers usually decide to enter the Joint Programme at the start of their studies. However, ACA students can join the Joint Programme provided they have not yet sat the Business Planning: Taxation module.

You must register first as an ACA student before you can apply for the Joint Programme
When you have received your ACA student number, you can register with the CIOT

Study options

One of the reasons for our students’ excellent exam results is the wide range of study options that we offer, including a Guaranteed Pass Scheme, Online Tuition Live and Distance Learning options.

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