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.
ACA CTA Joint Programme (1 July 2025 onwards)
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 will be offering study materials and tuition and revision courses for the new Tax Knowledge and Skills paper. The first sitting will be in November 2026 and further details will be available in due course.
Find out more about the changes
Dates and prices
Our CTA course dates and prices will help you to plan ahead and organise your schedule.
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.
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.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.
Our CTA May 2025 pass rates
We are confident our pass rates will continue to significantly surpass the national average and our wide range of study options help to achieve this.
| Tolley Exam Training* | National Average | |
|---|---|---|
| Awareness | 95% | 65% |
| Technical | 84% | 57% |
| Application | 65% | 50% |
| Overall | 82% | 56% |
* Pass rates for those enrolled on the Guaranteed Pass Scheme
Meet Tolley’s CTA training tutors
Our training tutors are made up of the most respected tax industry experts in the country.
