PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Dear Students & Members,
You are now entering one of the critical stages of your life. This website can be described as the road map to your potential success career. You need to have the best information about all the options available to you and to give you some idea of the professional programs offered by the Institute of Tax Accountants referred as CTA-PAKISTAN™.
The Institute of Tax Accountants Pakistan™ (CTA-Pakistan) has been established under the Companies Ordinance 2017, Government of Pakistan. Currently, we have members comprising accountants, licensed tax agents, lawyers, members from commerce and industry and other tax practitioners. Since its inception, CTA-Pakistan has been actively involved in creating awareness on and promoting the tax profession to ensure the country's demand for qualified and trained tax practitioners, tax consultants and tax accountants is met.
CTA-PAKISTAN™ is committed, by developing curricula that is adaptable to the changing demands of the market to training the country’s human resources to suit the present day employment needs and aims to improve access to higher education. The programs are designed according to the today’s and future market need and it opens up the opportunities to our qualified professionals in the Tax and other allied fields as well. We are offering our qualifications to the following:
Fresh Graduates, who have completed their education but are unable to proceed further to gain a recognized professional qualification,.
Mature students, who are partially qualified from other recognized professional bodies and want to get the more knowledge in the field of Tax to enhance their professional skills and enjoy the professional advancement.
Members of other professional bodies, who want to upgrade their professional profile by adding the world class professional qualification and designation and to gain the respect in their professional community,.
Unemployed persons, to obtain employment, by offering avenues to advance their knowledge, skills and capabilities to compete effectively in the job market.
Professionals, who are already working with Tax Lawyers, Tax Consultants and in other relevant organizations to boost their performance capacities to meet the demands of their employers by enhancing their potentials according the todays and future market need.
As the professional body responsible for matters concerning taxation in this country, we are obliged to ensure that our members are well informed and have their information base constantly updated by attending Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Programmes. As a national taxation body, CTA- Pakistan™ also participates in numerous dialogues and meetings organized by the relevant authorities namely the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan SECP, Ministry of Finance particularly Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) etc. With rapid globalization, the role of tax professionals in business has undergone numerous changes. It is, therefore extremely important that we make continuous learning a part of our professional life to keep abreast with the current changes.
After qualifying examinations and getting membership, you join the elite society of professional accountants. CTA-Pakistan™ ‘s qualification is ready recognition of professional standing and opens up bright career in industry, trade and services in both public and private sectors. There is additional opportunity of having a ladder to become a member of other world class professional organizations and get the professional qualification by availing various exemptions available to CTA-Pakistan™ qualified or members.
CTA-Pakistan™ will continue its fundamental policy of providing value-added services to its members as well as being the voice on matters relating to Pakistan tax practice.
President & CEO
The Institute of Tax Accountants Pakistan™.