Key Dates and Deadlines
The CIOT run two exam sessions a year in May and November. The key dates and deadlines are shown below.
Register as a CTA student – deadlines
For the May exam session, you must be registered as a CTA student by 31 December the previous year.
For the November exam session, you must be registered as a CTA student by 30 June.
CBE Deadlines for completion
All three CBEs must usually be passed (or exemptions applied for as appropriate) before you can enter for your final CTA tax exam (i.e. passed by the end of February for the May exams or the end of August for the November exams).
CTA Exam entry – deadlines
The deadline is the very last day you can enter. Do not leave your entry until then.
CTA exam entry for 2024 is shown below:
| Exam Session | Opens | Closes |
| May 2024 | 29 January 2024 | 29 February 2024 |
For May 2024 exams, there is a late entry period which will run from 1 March 2024 to 19 March 2024.
An additional late entry fee of £110 will apply in this period.
You are not permitted to complete your CBEs during the late exam entry period (and still enter for your last tax exam that session).
| Exam Session | Opens | Closes |
| November 2024 | 22 July 2024 | 31 August 2024 |
Exam entry will open at around 10am.
For November 2024 exams, there is a late entry period which will run from 1 September 2024 to 12 September 2024.
An additional late entry fee of £110 will apply in this period.
You are not permitted to complete your CBEs during the late exam entry period (and still enter for your last tax exam that session).
Exam Results
The dates that exam Pass lists will be published are shown in each exam session below.
May 2024 Key Dates
The exams are 3 hours and 30 minutes (except Awareness, which is 3 hours and 15 minutes).
Note - the start times below are the standard start time. If you have extra time, you should refer to your Candidate Information email to check if you have a different start time.
| DATE & TIME | EXAM |
| 30 April 2024 - 10AM | Advanced Technical Domestic Indirect Taxation Advanced Technical Human Capital Taxes Advanced Technical Inheritance Tax, Trusts & Estates |
| 30 April 2024 - 2.30PM | Advanced Technical Cross-Border Indirect Taxation Advanced Technical Taxation of Larger Companies and Groups |
| 1 May 2024 - 10AM | Advanced Technical Taxation of Owner-Managed Businesses |
| 1 May 2024 - 2.30PM | Advanced Technical Taxation of Individuals |
| 2 May 2024 - 10AM | Application and Professional Skills (all five options) |
| 2 May 2024 - 2.30PM | Awareness |
Exam Results
The results for the May 2024 session will be released on 17 July 2024.
November 2024 Key Dates
The exams are 3 hours and 30 minutes (except Awareness, which is 3 hours and 15 minutes).
Note - the start times below are the standard start time. If you have extra time, you should refer to your Candidate Information email to check if you have a different start time.
| DATE & TIME | EXAM |
| 12 November 2024 - 10AM | Advanced Technical Domestic Indirect Taxation Advanced Technical Human Capital Taxes Advanced Technical Inheritance Tax, Trusts & Estates |
| 12 November 2024 - 2.30PM | Advanced Technical Cross-Border Indirect Taxation Advanced Technical Taxation of Larger Companies and Groups |
| 13 November 2024 - 10AM | Advanced Technical Taxation of Owner-Managed Businesses |
| 13 November 2024 - 2.30PM | Advanced Technical Taxation of Individuals |
| 14 November 2024 - 10AM | Application and Professional Skills (all five options) |
| 14 November 2024 - 2.30PM | Awareness |
Exam Results
The results for the November 2024 session will be released on 22 January 2025.
May 2025 Key Dates
The exams are 3 hours and 30 minutes (except Awareness, which is 3 hours and 15 minutes).
Note - the start times below are the standard start time. If you have extra time, you should refer to your Candidate Information email to check if you have a different start time.
| DATE & TIME | EXAM |
| 6 May 2025 - 10AM | Advanced Technical Domestic Indirect Taxation Advanced Technical Human Capital Taxes Advanced Technical Inheritance Tax, Trusts & Estates |
| 6 May 2025 - 2.30PM | Advanced Technical Cross-Border Indirect Taxation Advanced Technical Taxation of Larger Companies and Groups |
| 7 May 2025 - 10AM | Advanced Technical Taxation of Owner-Managed Businesses |
| 7 May 2025 - 2.30PM | Advanced Technical Taxation of Individuals |
| 8 May 2025 - 10AM | Application and Professional Skills (all five options) |
| 8 May 2025 - 2.30PM | Awareness |
Exam Results
Pass lists will be published in July 2025.
All results will be sent by email (per exam paper sat) by midday.
November 2025 Key Dates
The exams are 3 hours and 30 mins (except Awareness, which is 3 hours and 15 minutes).
Note - the start times below are the standard start time. If you have extra time, you should refer to your Candidate Information email to check if you have a different start time.
| DATE & TIME | EXAM |
| 28 October 2025 - 10AM | Advanced Technical Domestic Indirect Taxation Advanced Technical Human Capital Taxes Advanced Technical Inheritance Tax, Trusts & Estates |
| 28 October 2025 - 2.30PM | Advanced Technical Cross-Border Indirect Taxation Advanced Technical Taxation of Larger Companies and Groups |
| 29 October 2025 - 10AM | Advanced Technical Taxation of Owner-Managed Businesses |
| 29 October 2025 - 2.30PM | Advanced Technical Taxation of Individuals |
| 30 October 2025 - 10AM | Application and Professional Skills (all five options) |
| 30 October 2025 - 2.30PM | Awareness |
Exam Results
Pass lists will be published in January 2026.
All results will be sent by email (per exam paper sat) by midday.