ADIT overview
The Advanced Diploma in International TAXATION (ADIT), is an advanced level designation in cross-border tax. Designed by a board of world-leading experts, it has been created to provide a robust foundation in international tax that today’s professional needs to stand out from the crowd. ADIT offers much more than advancing knowledge and technical expertise, it’s designed to help you build the career you’re truly passionate about. You will develop the confidence you need to advise clients, lead teams and influence the profession.
Key benefits:
- Grow your knowledge: Through a series of professionally focused exams, you will develop the skills necessary to apply tax law to complex scenarios, to solve problems and demonstrate your ability to give practical advice to clients. You will grow as a professional, ready to take the next steps in your career.
- Build your professional identity: By becoming an International Tax Affiliate, you are demonstrating your commitment to upholding the highest professional standards, highlighting your technical expertise and dedication to your career.
- Develop your career: Affiliates and students will receive tailored access to relevant ADIT roles and international tax job opportunities around the world, developed in partnership with ACCA.
The ADIT examination +
To achieve the ADIT qualification, students are required to complete the Principles of International Taxation module plus two further modules chosen from the Jurisdictional or Thematic options (an extended essay may be completed in place of one of the optional modules).
Click here for more information on the modules and to view the syllabus.
Exam Requirements: +
- The qualification is in modular form and is awarded when all stages have been completed.
- All modules may be sat at one examination sitting over three days or separately.
- The entire qualification must be completed within five years.
- Exams are held twice a year. All modules are examined each June. The most popular modules are also examined in December.
- Each exam is 3 hours plus 15 minutes reading time, in length.
- The pass mark for each paper is 50% and results are released in August and February.
Online Exams +
To provide flexibility to ADIT exam candidates, ADIT exams are delivered online and can be attended from anywhere around the world.
How to Attend Online Exams? +
Sitting online exams, you'll use a purpose-built exam application, Exam4, on your laptop or desktop computer. You will be able to download Exam4 four weeks before your exam, and practice using it with a past ADIT exam paper. On exam day, you will attend the exam at a location of your choice, such as your home or office.
When you complete your exam entry, we will still ask you to specify where you plan to sit your exams as this will determine your local start time.
You will need to select your location from the list of cities on the exam entry form or, if your location is not listed, select 'Other' and email us at education@adit.org to let us know where you plan to sit your exams.
ADIT Registration Fees payable to CIOT: +
- Student Registration fee: £242
- Exam entry fee (per exam) *: £222
- Extended Essay registration fee: £222
Cooling off period If your situation changes, you may cancel your ADIT registration within one month of the date you submitted your application. You will be refunded via your payment method, minus a £15 administration fee. To cancel your registration, you must inform CIOT in writing.
*Exam entries received during the late entry period will be subject to an additional £100 late fee.
Certificates +
A full ADIT Qualification Certificate is issued automatically and free of charge to each student who successfully achieves the ADIT qualification, upon completion of the student's final exam. In addition, ADIT students to demonstrate expertise in the subject (s) examined may apply for:
- Modular Certificate if they have passed both the Principles of International Taxation module and any one of the sixteen available option modules.
- Standalone Certificate if they have passed either Principles of International Taxation or one thematic option module (Transfer Pricing Module).
The fee for each standalone certificate is £60, including special or courier delivery by CIOT.
Key Dates for June 2025 ADIT exam session: +
- 1st of March 2025: Student registration deadline
- 15th of March 2025: Student registration deadline (entries received after this date are subject to £103 late entry fee)
- 29th of March 2025: Final date for late entries
- 10-12th of June 2025: Exams take place
- 21st of August 2025: Notification of results via email
Principles of International Taxation Module – Short Course Review
This module gives you the required breadth of knowledge, skills and understanding of international tax, based on the OECD Model Tax Convention and UN Model Double Taxation Convention, that you need to succeed in your career. Your learning will cover in detail key international tax issues, with particular emphasis on residence, double tax conventions and treaty interpretation, transfer pricing, the work of the OECD and the UN, and international tax avoidance. The Principles of International Taxation module is aimed at professionals around the world, particularly those advising or working with multinational corporations and private clients. It's suitable for senior level.
For more information, download the Principles of International Taxation module brochure
Course Dates / Timings
- Start date: March 8, 2025
- End date: May 31, 2025
- Time: 9 AM to 1:30 PM
- Sessions: 12 weekly sessions – Saturdays
- Session Duration: 4.5 hours
- Total Duration: 54 hours
- Location: Online courses
Course Fee
- Course fee: AED 15,000
- Fees paid to Chartered Institute of taxation for registration and examination: GBP 242 (once off) and GBP 222 (per exam) respectively
- Payment method: Online
- without early registration, only 40% discount for CUD Community and Partner (AED 9,000)
Tutors
Christos A. Theophilou, International Tax & Transfer Pricing Partner, Partner Taxand Cyprus, BSc (Econ.), FCA, ADIT, MSc Tax (Oxon), LLB Law
Christos A. Theophilou received his Master of Laws (MSc) in Tax Law from Oxford University. He holds an LLB, a Bachelor's degree in Economics, the Advanced Diploma in International Taxation (ADIT) of the UK Chartered Institute of Taxation, as well as being a qualified Chartered Accountant in England & Wales. Christos specializes in corporate tax issues with an international dimension, such as private equity structuring, cross-border investments, structured finance and international trade.
Christos is a contributor to international tax publications such as IBFD, Tax Notes International, Bloomberg BNA and IFA as a national reporter. Furthermore, Christos is currently a member of ICPAC (Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus) Tax Planning & Policy committee. Given his love of tax and lecturing, he has also been at the forefront of developments in the Cyprus tax market by launching the first International Tax Academy in Cyprus by providing ADIT courses since 2010 in Partnership with Talley's and PS Institute.
He is also responsible for designing ADIT courses and being involved in examination training. Christos is a well-known personality in the tax world, where he is a regular speaker at a wide range of conferences. Christos is also a freelance lecturer for IBFD and Talley's in Greece and Cyprus, where his main areas are Transfer Pricing and ADIT Paper 1 Principles of International Tax. He has a reputation for giving clear, enthusiastic lectures and always having time to help candidates - whether in choosing which ADIT options to study or helping with technical queries.
Demis Loannou, Partner, Transfer Pricing and Corporate Tax
Demis Loannou specializes in corporate income tax law, transfer pricing and international tax (treaty) law. He has a strong track record with clients in advising on transfer pricing issues and in complex corporate tax law issues. His extensive interest on comparative income tax law (US, UK, Canada and Australia) offers him a unique advantage in solving complex tax issues in Cyprus. Demis received his Master of Laws (MSc) in Tax Law from Oxford University. He was trained from a Big4 company and holds a first-class Bachelor's degree in Accounting and Finance from the UK, as well as being a qualified Chartered Accountant in England and Wales. He holds an LIB at Frederick University Cyprus. Demis' dissertation in Oxford focuses on analyzing the OECD BEPS Project and was supervised by Richard Collier, a senior tax advisor of the OECD on transfer pricing issues. In addition, he published a paper for the Cambridge Tax Law History Conference edited by Professor Peter Harris (University of Cambridge) on income tax fundamentals and the origins of the Cypriot income tax law. Demis is a co-representative for IFA (YIN) in Cyprus.
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