The Advanced Diploma in International Taxation (ADIT) is a professional qualification awarded by the Chartered Institute of Taxation that can be earned alongside an LLM or Masters degree. It consists of three examinations that can be prepared for independently and uses the Masters dissertation to fulfill the thesis option for one of the papers. The ADIT is supervised by an academic board and provides a global benchmark for international corporate tax expertise. Several academic institutions encourage students to pursue the ADIT alongside their Masters degree.

1. Advanced Diploma
Taxation
in International
ADIT
• No pre-requisites – no need for a previous degree or qualification. No course work or attendance
is required
• Complementary qualification – ADIT complements an LLM / Masters in international taxation
with a professional qualification
• Two for One – gain two qualifications for the effort for one. Some Masters programmes offer
relevant courses- and students use their Masters dissertation to fulfil the ADIT thesis option in
lieu of the third paper
• Series of three examinations – ADIT is a modular set of examinations for which students prepare
in a way most appropriate for their situation, including Masters programmes
• Professional qualification – the awarding body is the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT), a
charitable organisation having its primary purpose to promote education in and the study of the
administration and practice of taxation
• Mock exams – sitting for ADIT papers provides excellent preparation for some Masters exams and
the exam environment
• Global benchmark and an independent means of demonstrating international corporate tax
expertise
• Academic Board – Supervised by an Academic Board consisting of John Avery Jones, Philip Baker,
Malcolm Gammie, Kees van Raad, Jefferson VanderWolk and Richard Vann
ADIT around the globe:
Academic Institutions
More information
For more information,
please contact Rory Clarke at
rclarke@adit.org.uk or go to
www.adit.org.uk

2. “The EC tax law and International Tax Law
courses prepare students for the appropriate
ADIT papers and the LLM dissertation can be
used to fulfil the requirements of an ADIT
international or EC tax dissertation.
Thesis Option – Paper 2 or Paper 3
Candidates may write a thesis in place of Paper 2 or Paper 3, consisting of
15,000 to 20,000 words.
Paper 2 options available
Australia
United
Kingdom
Cyprus
India
Malta
Hong Kong
Ireland
Singapore
China
Paper 3 options available
EU Direct Tax
Transfer
Pricing
Upstream Oil
and Gas
EU VAT
Paper 1 compulsory
Principles of
International Taxation
Examination Structure
For further information, please visit www.adit.org.uk/courses
• Australian School of Taxation (ATAX), University of New
South Wales
• Bournemouth University, School of Finance and Law, UK
• Central Asian Tax Research Center, KIMEP University,
Kazakhstan
• Garrigues Centro de Estudios, Spain
• Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, School of Advanced
Study, University of London
• International Tax Center Leiden, Netherlands
• King’s College, Dickson Poon School of Law, University of
London
• Queen Mary, School of Law, University of London
• Texas A&M University, USA
• University of Edinburgh, School of Law, UK
Academic institutions currently encouraging students to combine their Masters or LLM with
ADIT are:
United States
United States (last sitting takes
place in June 2015)
www.law.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/llm/programmes/tax
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