Taking a dip

Is VAT something of a 'closed book' to you? In fact is the VAT annual the least well thumbed of your books? And if a client happens to mention VAT to you while you are preparing his tax return do you just suggest that he phones the HMRC VAT helpline — the number of which you just happen to know by heart?

If any of the above sounds like you (and I must admit that it all sounds vaguely familiar to me) then you might be a prime candidate for the Institute of Indirect Taxation's VAT compliance diploma.

The Institute of Indirect Taxation (the IIT) was formed in 1991 to recognise the growing importance of VAT and other indirect taxes in the world economy. The VAT compliance diploma was launched in 2006 and has received wide praise for the detail of its syllabus. In the short time since...