Exemption

ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR EXEMPTION

Exemption application is open to all registered student members of the Institute. A registered student member is however expected to have paid the regular annual subscription and entry fees in force at the date of entry.

GUIDELINES FOR ONLINE APPLICATION:

  1. Go to www.citn.org
  2. Input your username and password in “member login area” (A registered Student who is yet to have username and password should request for same by sending a mail to studentaffairs@citn.org.  Use the username and password to update your profile and pay your subscription due.  Without performing this initial process, you cannot proceed to register for the exemption.)
  3. Click ‘Register for exemption’
  4. ‘Choose your qualification’
  5. Students will be required to upload their credentials duly endorsed by a financial member on the portal
  6. The page of the subjects you are to be exempted will automatically come up
  7. Students are to tick all the courses they intend to be exempted from.
  8. The cumulative amount to pay is indicated beneath
  9. Click on ‘Proceed to payment’ where a 19 digits reference code will be generated.

REQUEST FOR TRANSCRIPT:

Where the qualification is not included in the exemption qualification as indicated below, such student will be required to send in his/her transcript either in hard copy directly to the office of the Registrar/ Chief Executives or send by soft copy to exams@citn.org and such a student will be given exemption on subject-by-subject basis.

EXEMPTION QUALIFICATIONS

S/NQUALIFICATIONEXEMPTION (NEW)
1TTS Graduates,  (ATT)/ATS/ATSWA, OND (Accounting &TaxationAll Foundation Papers
2ICAN(ACA)All Foundation Papers, All PT I papers & PT II papers except Income Tax for Specialized Businesses
3ANAN(CNA)All Foundation Papers, All PT I papers & PT II papers except Income Tax for Specialized Businesses
4BLAll Foundation Papers, All PT I papers & PT II papers except Financial/Tax Analysis and Income Tax for Specialized Businesses
5ACCAAll subjects at all levels except Business Laws, Income Tax for Specialized Businesses
6CIOTAll subjects at all levels except Business Laws, Income Tax for Specialized Businesses
7CITN TAX ACADEMY (CTA)Subject by subject exemption
8CIMAAll subjects at all levels except Business Laws, Income Tax for Specialized Businesses
9ACIBAll Foundation Papers, Financial Reporting and Governance, Risk & Ethics in PT I
10ACS/ACIS/ICSANAll Foundation Papers, Financial Reporting, and Financial/Tax Analysis in PT II
11MNIMAll Foundation Papers, Governance, Risk & Ethics, and Financial Reporting in PT I
12LLBAll Foundation Papers, All PT 1 Papers
13HND/Degree TaxationAll Foundation Papers, All Papers in PT 1 and International Tax, and Tax Audit & Investigation in PT II
14HND/Degree (Accounting)All Foundation Papers, All PT 1 Papers
15HND/Degree Banking/Finance/InsuranceAll Foundation Papers, All PT 1 Papers
16Degree in EconomicsAll Foundation Papers, All PT 1 Papers
17HND/Degree
Bus. Admin/Public Admin/Bus Management
All Foundation Papers, except Principles of Taxation, and Financial Reporting & Governance, Risk Ethics in PT 1 Papers
18HND/Degree Maths/StatisticsEconomics in Foundation and Financial Reporting in PT I
19Other Degrees not stated hereSubject by subject exemption upon presentation of transcript
20Masters in Management Sciences with Taxation Option/Taxation course in TranscriptAll papers in Foundation, all papers in PT I, International Taxation and Financial/Tax Analysis in PT II
21Masters’ Degree in Management Sciences (Finance/Account, Accounting, Finance, MBA specialized in Finance or Account or Management or Financial Accounting)All papers in Foundation, all papers in PT I
22All other Masters’ DegreeSubject by subject exemptions upon presentation of transcript
23PhD in Management Sciences with Taxation Option/Taxation course in TranscriptAll papers in foundation, all papers in PT I, all papers in PT II except Income Tax for Specialized Businesses
24PhD Degree in Management SciencesAll papers in foundation, all papers in PT I, all papers in PT II except Tax Audit & Investigation and Income Tax for Specialized Businesses
25All other Doctoral Degrees in Management SciencesAll papers in foundation, all papers in PT I, except Tax Audit & Investigation and Income Tax for Specialized Businesses
26All other Doctoral DegreesSubject by subject exemptions upon presentation of transcript
27FIRS/JTB Fundamental LevelPrinciple of Taxation in Foundation
28FIRS/JTB Preliminary LevelAll Papers in Foundation, all papers in PT I and International taxation in PT II
29FIRS/JTB Final LevelAll papers in foundation, all papers in PT I, all papers in PT II except Financial/Tax Analysis
30All other Professional CertificatesSubject by subject exemptions upon presentation of certificate

CONVERSION OF OLD SYLLABUS

S/NOLD SYLLABUSNEW SYLLABUS
Subjects to be written by candidates who failed any of the subjects in the old syllabus
FOUNDATIONFOUNDATION
1Principles of TaxationPrinciples of Taxation
2AccountingFinancial Accounting
3General Principles of LawBusiness Law
4EconomicsEconomics
PROFESSIONAL TAXATION IPROFESSIONAL TAXATION I
1Quantitative TechniquesFinancial Reporting and Governance, Risks & Ethics
2Revenue LawFinancial Reporting and Governance, Risks & Ethics
3Income TaxationIncome Taxation, Financial Reporting and Governance, Risks & Ethics
4Indirect TaxationIndirect Taxation, Financial Reporting and Governance, Risks & Ethics
PROFESSIONAL TAXATION IIPROFESSIONAL TAXATION II
1Taxation of E-commerceTaxation of E-commerce (repeat until you pass), Financial/Tax Analysis & Income Tax for Specialized Businesses.
2Strategy, Risk and EthicsGovernance, Risk & Ethics, Financial/Tax Analysis & Income Tax for Specialized Businesses.
3Tax Audit and InvestigationTax Audit and Investigation, Financial/Tax Analysis & Income Tax for Specialized Businesses.
4International TaxationInternational Taxation, Financial/Tax Analysis & Income Tax for Specialized Businesses.
PROFESSIONAL TAXATION III
1Oil, Gas TaxationIncome Tax for Specialized Businesses in PT II
2Solid Minerals TaxationIncome Tax for Specialized Businesses in PT II
3Tax ManagementFinancial/Tax Analysis
4Practical Cases in TaxationFinancial/Tax Analysis