Application to sit the CTA examination
You should enter for the CTA examinations using the form available at the bottom of this page.
If for any reason you are unable to submit your form in the post and need to e-mail it to us you must send the exam entry form and payment details to examentryforms@ciot.org.uk. Do not send exam entry forms to any other e-mail address or they may not be processed. Do not send any other correspondence to this e-mail address. All other enquries should be addressed to education@tax.org.uk.
Examinations are held each year in May and November. The last date for receipt of examination entry forms (the closing date) is the last day of February for the May examination and the last day of August for the November examination.
Please note that the Institute does not automatically send out examination entry forms.
All examination entries are normally acknowledged and receipted within 10 working days. Please contact us if you do not receive an acknowledgement within this timescale.
If your student registration lapses before the examination, you must apply to re-register when you submit your examination entry form.
Late Entry Policy
In exceptional circumstances Council may, at its absolute discretion, accept an application for late entry on payment of an additional fee, currently £100. This will only be considered if a written application explaining the circumstances is received within one month of the scheduled closing date for entry for the examination concerned.
Extra time and special arrangements in the examinations
If your personal circumstances are such that it takes you longer to read or write than is normally allowed for in an examination and you require additional time or alternative arrangements than the usual, you need to complete a form in order for your requirements to be individually assessed and submit this, together with medical documentation (as up-to-date as possible), to support your application.
This form must be submitted before the closing date of the examination you intend to sit. Even if you have previously been granted extra time or special arrangements you must contact us to confirm that you still require extra time or special arrangements in subsequent exam sittings. Your extra time/special arrangements will not automatically be applied if you do not contact us.
Applications can only be considered if they are submitted using the application form.
A copy of the form to apply for extra time or special arrangements can be obtained from the Education Team; please contact us to request a form.
