ICAI Announces International Taxation – Assessment Test (INTT-AT) 2017 Dates

• CA Pravesh Rathi


• 5 Aug 2017

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), New Delhi has announced the dates for Post qualification Course in International Taxation – Assessment Test (INTT – AT) 2017. This test is open to the ICAI members only, which is scheduled in the month of November this year.

Globalization of economies, signing and review of free trade agreements, increase in the number of cross border transactions, mergers, acquisitions, tax treaties, transfer pricing etc. have made  the need to know the international tax laws. 

To build the capacities in the area of international taxation, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) with the approval of Ministry of Corporate Affairs has brought out a Post Qualification Diploma in International Taxation for its members.

Interested and eligible candidates can obtained the application form from regional and branch offices of ICAI on payment of INR 100 or can be downloaded from the official website . AfterGraduation sharing the important dates, Eligibility Criteria, Course Structure and other details as below for aspirants.

International Taxation – Assessment Test Important dates

Application Start	First week of August
Last Date for receipt of application form at the Institute’s Headquarters at New Delhi	25th August, 2017
Last Date for receipt of application form at the Institute’s Headquarters at New Delhi (with late fees)	1st September 2017
Issue of Admit Cards (through speed post)	From 18th October, 2017
Dates and timings of Examination	10th & 12th November, 2017 2.00p.m. to 5.00 pm(IST)

Special Note: There will be no change in the examination schedule even if any examination day is declared as a public Holiday by the Central Government or any State Government.

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Eligibility Criteria for INTT-AT

Members who had already undergone Professional Training conducted by Committee on International Taxation and have been issued Eligibility Certificate by them are eligible to appear in the International Taxation Assessment Test (INTT-AT)

Examination Fee

Cost of Application Form: Rs. 100/-

Without late fee : Rs.2000/- (Rupees Two Thousand Only)

With late fee : Rs.600/-(Rupees Six Hundred Only) extra  with the examination fees

Rs.100/- (Rupees One Hundred) extra to above fees if the examination form is downloaded from the Institute’s website.

(Note: Candidates are advised not to send any fee other than examination fee along with the Examination application Form)

Mode of Payment

The Examination Fee should be paid only by way of Demand Draft which may be of any Scheduled Bank. Drawn in favour of “The Secretary, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India” and should be payable at New Delhi only. Candidates are advised to furnish the following details on the reverse of the Demand Draft in their own interest.

• Name
• Name of the Examination
• Membership No.
• Centre Opted
• Examination Application Form No

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Examination Centres

The assessment test will be conducted at all the major cities over the country. 173 Cities have been finalized as the test centres provided that sufficient number of candidates offer themselves to appear therefrom.

International Taxation Assessment Test Syllabus 

A candidate for International taxation Assessment Test shall be examined in the following subjects:

Paper 1 – International Tax – Transfer pricing (100 marks)

Syllabus – Provisions of Income-tax Act, 1961 and Income tax Rules, 1962 relating to Transfer pricing, OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines and multinational Enterprises & tax Administration and UN Transfer Pricing guidance for developing Countries.

Paper 2 – International Tax – Practice (100 marks)

Syllabus- a. Provisions of Income-tax Act, 1961 and Income tax Rules, 1962, relevant to International Tax in India, Principles of International Taxation, Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements, Tax Information Exchange Agreements, Anti-Avoidance Measures etc.

1. Model Tax Conventions (UN, US and OECD), Basics of International tax Structures, International Financial Centre, other issues in International Taxation which may arise from time to time like digital economy & e-commerce, financial Instruments and Trusts etc.
2. Any new legislation having impact on International Taxation, introduced from time to time.

Note: The participant will have to undergo 120 hours International taxation Professional Training (INTT-PT) which would cover the above-mentioned syllabus.

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Objectives of Diploma in International Taxation

• To gain working knowledge of the provisions of International taxation laws.
• To acquire an analytical approach to apply the working knowledge to specific problem areas in a variety of practical situations.

Course Structure of International Taxation

• The Diploma in International Taxation shall include 120 hours International taxation Professional Training (INTT-PT) and Assessment Test (INTT-AT).
• A candidate who has successfully passed the Diploma in International Taxation shall be awarded a Diploma certificate in the appropriate form and be entitled to use the letters ‘DIIT (ICAI)’ after his name.

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