Dear Members,

The Institute is pleased to inform you that the 2018 Mandatory Professional Training Programmes (MPTP) brochure is attached for your information. Kindly download and save the dates for your attendance(s).

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MPTP brochure

STRATEGIC FOCUS FOR 2018 MANDATORY PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMME (MPTP)
The sustenance of Nigerian economy beyond oil is now focused on taxation, diversification and attraction of foreign investments. Amidst these events,the developments in global business environment pose a challenge to tax administration and enhances tax morality and transparency on the part of taxpayers and tax professionals. The focus of the 2018 MPTP is on economic policy issues as they affect taxation, tax education and enlightenment of members on technical issues and management of their practice. Therefore, the MPTP topics have been carefully selected to achieve this objective.

POLICY OF THE INSTITUTE FOR CREDIT HOURS
The following is policy of the Institute for Credit Hours:
1. Members without requisite 35 Credit Hours in previous year or a cumulative of 105 Credit Hours over previous 3 years will not be able to:
a. Sign Students registration form;
b. Sign new members application form;
c. Apply for Practicing License;
d. Apply for Transfer to Fellow;
e. Sponsoring Candidates for Council Election;
f. Be eligible for nomination/contesting Council Election;
g. Be eligible for nomination into Committee or Sub-Committee of Council; and
h. Be eligible for nomination into EXCO or Committee or Sub-Committee of Districts Societies/Chapters of CITN;

2. Members, who are deficient in the yearly requisite credit hours, are expected to make it up at the next available programme to avoid sanctions or attend a make-up training programme to be organized for that purpose. However, this will not qualify members for sponsoring Candidates to Council if it is done less than 3 months to the date of sponsoring.

Participation at the Council/Committee meetings would entitle each member to a maximum of 18 credit hours yearly. Members, who are deficient in the yearly requisite credit hours are expected to make it up at the next available programme to avoid sanctions.

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