The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) and the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) have published the results of their examinations, which were held in May 2008.
This page has a link to a PDF document of the results as they were published in Taxation, and the CIOT and ATT also published the following information in respect of the numbers of candidates taking their exam papers.
CTA statistics
CTA pass rate summary |
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May 2008 Sitting |
November 2007 sitting |
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Pass |
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(1) 253 |
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(1) 257 |
Requiring one further credit to pass |
124 |
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121 |
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Requiring two credits |
165 |
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141 |
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Requiring three credits |
126 |
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117 |
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415 |
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379 |
Total who have passed or who are holding credits following this examination |
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(1) 668 |
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(1) 636 |
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Fail |
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210 |
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221 |
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Total |
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878 |
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857 |
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Note (1): For May 2008 there is a 29% pass rate [30% in November 2007]. In addition, 47% of candidates [44% in November 2007] are holding credits following this examination. |
ATT certificate paper results
Paper 1 — Personal Taxation
479 candidates passed this paper out of a total of 689 sitting the examination with 17 candidates being awarded a distinction.
Paper 2 — Business Taxation & Accounting Principles
389 candidates passed this paper out of a total of 631 sitting the examination with 23 candidates being awarded a distinction.
Paper 3 — Business Tax: Higher Skills
231 candidates passed this paper out of a total of 399 sitting the examination with 5 candidates being awarded a distinction.
Paper 4 — IHT, Trusts and Estates
61 candidates passed this paper out of a total of 74 sitting the examination with 7 candidates being awarded a distinction.
Paper 5 — VAT
28 candidates passed this paper out of a total of 47 sitting the examination with 4 candidates being awarded a distinction.
Paper 6 — Business Compliance
44 candidates passed this paper out of a total of 48 sitting the examination with 8 candidates being awarded a distinction.
Paper 7 — Practice Administration & Ethics
316 candidates passed this paper out of a total of 635 sitting the examination with 12 candidates being awarded a distinction.