[Important Announcement] CIOT licenses SAIT to award Chartered Tax Adviser status
The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has announced that it has licensed the South African Institute of Taxation (SAIT) to grant the designation 'Chartered Tax Adviser' to its members as the next step in developing the Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) brand as a leading international standard in tax.
This follows the granting of the same right to the Irish Tax Institute (ITI) and The Tax Institute (TTI) in Australia in 2012, and the Taxation Institute of Hong Kong (TIHK) in 2020.
Under the agreement, qualifying members of SAIT will be able to transition to Chartered Tax Adviser status, joining the existing 19,600 CIOT members, 5,800 TTI members, more than 5,500 ITI members and more than 1,600 TIHK members who can already call themselves Chartered Tax Advisers.
TIHK President Webster Ng commented:
"The Institute is pleased to welcome SAIT and its members to the CTA family. By working along with various tax associations amongst different tax jurisdictions, The Institute believes the CTA brand will continue...