Notice Board

This event organised by some of the younger members of the European Branch of the Chartered Institute of Taxation in association with colleagues from the International Fiscal Association is designed to focus on the hot topics in international taxation for multinational companies and international practitioners.

International Fiscal Association (IFA) Annual Congress – Rome, Italy 2010 and ADIT Exhibition Stand.

There will be an ADIT exhibition stand at the prestigious International Fiscal Association (IFA) Annual Congress where we will continue to raise the profile of ADIT among the international tax community. The 64th Congress will be held in Rome, Italy from 29 August to 3 September 2010.

As part of ADIT’s development programme we are asking all students, graduates and affiliates to participate in our online questionnaire to update your contact details. The questionnaire also asks you to answer a few questions relating to you, your employer and your work.

On Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd April 2010 there will be the largest and most prestigious gathering in London of experts in international and UK domestic taxation for over a decade. In 2010 Dr. John Avery Jones, member of the ADIT Academic Board, will be retiring as a judge of the UK First Tier Tax Tribunal. Colleagues from the UK and around the world are gathering for a conference in his honour.

Reading list for Paper II United States option.

Materials on International and EC Tax Law 2009-2010 9th edition by Kees van Raad is now available. It is published by the International Tax Centre Leiden and priced at £73.00. ISBN 9789080654792.

The Worshipful Company of Tax Advisers is a City of London Livery Company whose objects are primarily to advance the standing and profession of tax advisers but also include the promotion of education in the field of taxation. The Court of the WCTA has decided to award this bursary annually to a deserving candidate for the ADIT qualification.

These documents will be useful for candidates sitting the Paper III - China Option. Copies of these documents will be provided for each candidate in the examination room. Candidates will not be permitted to bring in their own copies.

CFC and TP are both examinable. The cut off date for all legislation examinable is the end of 2008.

Candidates should also bring in the books as stated in the prospectus. Students are expected to locate the materials listed in the syllabus, including on the SAT's website listed on the Syllabus. The exam is about understanding, application and analysis of the law and regulations rather than memorisation.

We are pleased to confirm that Australia options for ADIT Papers II and III will be available from June 2009.

Sample papers, suggested answers, a full syllabus and recommended reading list are now available for these papers.

Please note that candidates may take into the examination room
Deutsch et al Australian Tax Handbook
or
Australian Master Tax Guide (CCH)

Please see the course providers section for details of relevant courses run by Atax.

We are pleased to confirm that a Malta option for ADIT Paper II will be available from June 2009.

A sample paper, answers, full syllabus and recommended reading list are now available for this paper.