Beyond the exams: continuing your international tax learning

8 Dec 2023

The international tax landscape continues to evolve at a rapid pace, reflecting many of the most important global challenges of the age – from the future of the climate to issues of economic fairness, to the arrival of new technologies such as AI. As a result, it’s important for tax professionals to keep learning, even if they’ve passed their exams and completed their formal academic and professional studies.

Join our webinars

Led by experts from across tax practice, industry and government, many of whom are CTA or ADIT holders, and covering a wide range of technical subjects of global interest, our ADIT International Tax Webinars have emerged as a convenient and popular way for international tax practitioners to improve their understanding of new topics and stay on top of the latest developments in their favourite areas of tax.

Highlights from this year’s series – our fourth and counting – have included a look at the emergence of plastic taxes in Europe led by Liliana Ariton ADIT and William Graham CTA. Corporate tax specialists around the world joined ADIT holder Lubna Khatri as she explored of recent and ongoing transfer pricing controversies, while Argyro Myzithra ADIT considered the implications of ESG for multinationals’ transfer pricing policies in an era of increasing environmental and social awareness among businesses. Meanwhile, those with an interest in the UK’s cross-border tax regime were able to hear from Luda Beanland CTA ADIT and Dmitry Zapol ADIT as they discussed the double residency provisions from the perspectives of both individual and corporate taxpayers.

The webinars are open to ADIT, CTA and ATT students, Affiliates and members, as well as anyone else with an interest in international tax. If you have a topic that you would like us to feature in a future ADIT International Tax Webinar, or if you would like to get involved as a speaker or panelist, contact Rory Clarke at [email protected].

We look forward to delivering yet more webinars to support international tax professionals across a variety of exciting subjects for many years to come!

Our latest conference exhibition

We were delighted to support the recent Cross Border Tax Conference, developed and hosted by Catriona Loughran, managing director at ExtraTax Training, who provide tuition for the ADIT programme. The conference brought tax professionals together to discuss UK and Irish tax issues impacting their businesses and clients. Elaine Farrell CTA showed the depth and breadth of her UK and Irish tax expertise, sharing practical insights of dealing with cross-border tax issues for businesses and individuals.

Lisa Knipe CTA and Jonathan Megaw shared their experience of international tax and current priorities for businesses, from Corporate Criminal Offence and Senior Accounting Officer to the challenges of home-working in a cross-border context.

Lorraine Nelson CTA ADIT and Rose Tierney CTA finished the day with pitches for Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland as prime destinations for foreign direct investment. It wouldn't be a North/South event without a bit of good-natured rivalry! helped everything to run smoothly.

Salema Hafiz, Head of BD and Marketing at the CIOT, and Colm Mooney FCCA ADIT, Senior Manager at Pfizer, promoted the ADIT international tax qualification. Colm stressed the unique importance of ADIT to the island of Ireland, with issues like Brexit and BEPS 2.0 putting Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland at the centre of global conversations.President of the CIOT, Gary Ashford, offered a warm welcome to all the attendees, as well as some thought-provoking insights on the dynamic field of international tax in a changing world, in which this newest group of ADIT achievers are sure to take leading roles.

Chair of the Academic Board, Jim Robertson, served as Master of Ceremonies and congratulated each of the attendees on their ADIT exam success. Attendees had gathered from 31 countries around the world, from tax authorities to accountancy firms and beyond, reflecting the ever-growing diversity of the ADIT community.

In regional breakout rooms led by ADIT Champions and committee members, the attendees were invited to meet and network with their peers. The resulting discussions were indicative of the enthusiasm of ADIT professionals to support one another, work together to strengthen regional ties, and further develop their skills and expertise in international tax.

The latest ADIT graduates join a vibrant and inspirational community of 1,900 people across six continents who now hold the qualification. Congratulations to all those honoured at the Virtual Awards Ceremony – we hope you are feeling proud of your success and look forward to seeing how ADIT continues to help you in your career!