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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION: 
ATP - Associate Tax Practitioner 
DESIGNATION ID DESIGNATION TITLE
681  ATP - Associate Tax Practitioner 
PROFESSIONAL BODY DESIGNATION STATUS
IAC - Institute of Accounting and Commerce  Reregistered 
SAQA DECISION NUMBER REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE
SAQA 236/22  2022-05-10  2027-05-09 


DESCRIPTION:
N/A 
AWARDING CRITERIA
For the Professional Designation to be awarded, professionals must comply with the following minimum requirements: 
Underlying Registered Qualification or Part Qualification:
Any NQF Level 6 Accounting qualification or higher with at least one of the following subjects
  • Tax
  • Accounting
  • Commercial, Company or Corporate Law. 
    		•
    Experiential Learning or Experience
    Persons with a NQF Level 4 and 5 years verifiable practical tax experience. 
    Competency Assessment
    Once the academic and practical component has been met, an applicant would need to undergo a 2 hours written and oral evaluation conducted by a registered IAC assessor.

    The pass mark for the assessment evaluation is 75%. 
    Designation RPL Statement
    This Designation may be awarded through Recognition of Prior Learning. 
    RETAINING CRITERIA
    In order to ensure the currency of professional knowledge and to retain the Professional Designation, the professional must comply with the following minimum requirements: 
    Code of Conduct
    Members must adhere to the Professional Body Codes of Conduct and Ethics. 
    Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
    An Associate Tax Practitioner will need to complete 15 CPD hours per annum.

    9 structured tax and 6 unstructured tax CPD's. 
    Fees
    Ensure that the annual membership fee is paid. 


    PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION PROGRESSION PATHWAY
    (The Designation being reported on here is shown in italics.)

    Sequence Designation ID Designation Title
    1681ATP - Associate Tax Practitioner
    2680CTP - Certified Tax Practitioner


    PROFESSIONAL BODY WEB ADDRESS:
    For more information on this Professional Designation, please visit http://www.iacsa.co.za