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 2026 is shown below:
Exam Session | Opens | Closes |
May 2026 | 26 January 2026 | 28 February 2026 |
November 2026 | 20 July 2026 | 31 August 2026 |
For May 2026 exams, there is a late entry period which will run from 1 March 2025 to 19 March 2026.
For November 2026 exams, there is a late entry period which will run from 1 September 2026 to 12 September 2026.
An additional late entry fee will apply in this period.
Please note that exam centre capacity is now very limited and we cannot guarantee you will be able to make an exam entry during the late entry 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.
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 and Environmental Taxes 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 on Wednesday 21 January 2026.
All results will be sent by email (per exam paper sat) by midday.
May 2026 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 |
28 April 2026 - 10AM | Advanced Technical Domestic Indirect Taxation Advanced Technical Human Capital Taxes Advanced Technical Inheritance Tax, Trusts & Estates |
28 April 2026 - 2.30PM | Advanced Technical Cross Border and Environmental Taxes Advanced Technical Taxation of Larger Companies and Groups |
29 April 2026 - 10AM | Advanced Technical Taxation of Owner-Managed Businesses |
29 April 2026 - 2.30PM | Advanced Technical Taxation of Individuals |
30 April 2026 - 10AM | Application and Professional Skills (all five options) |
30 April 2025 - 2.30PM | Awareness |
Exam Results
Pass lists will be published on 15 July 2026.
All results will be sent by email (per exam paper sat) by midday.
November 2026 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 |
27 October 2026 - 10AM | Advanced Technical Domestic Indirect Taxation Advanced Technical Human Capital Taxes Advanced Technical Inheritance Tax, Trusts & Estates |
27 October 2026 - 2.30PM | Advanced Technical Cross Border and Environmental Taxes Advanced Technical Taxation of Larger Companies and Groups |
28 October 2026 - 10AM | Advanced Technical Taxation of Owner-Managed Businesses |
28 October 2026 - 2.30PM | Advanced Technical Taxation of Individuals |
29 October 2026 - 10AM | Application and Professional Skills (all five options) |
29 October 2026 - 2.30PM | Awareness |
Exam Results
Pass lists will be published on 20 January 2027.
All results will be sent by email (per exam paper sat) by midday.