Certificate in Tax Policy-Making

Irish Tax Institute Launches New Certificate in Tax Policy-Making

Expand your knowledge and understanding of tax policy in Ireland and the EU

As governments and decision-makers prepare to make key tax decisions this autumn, gain an insight into the policy-making process

The Irish Tax Institute is delighted to launch a new Certificate in Tax Policy-Making, to be delivered this coming September.

Course participants will hear from top speakers on a range of policy issues for Ireland, such as: 

• The tax policy challenges we are currently facing,
• The influence of the EU on tax policy-making here, and
• International best practice in policy-making.

Modules to be delivered by an expert team of Irish and international experts, including:

• Senior representatives from the Department of Finance and Revenue
• Críona Brassill – Senior Policy Advisor with Forfás
• Dr Donal de Buitléir – Irish Fiscal Policy Research Centre
• Professor John Fitzgerald – Economic and Social Research Institute
• Seán Moriarty - former Head of International Co-operation and Tax Administration Division of OECD
• Philip Kermode – Director, European Commission Taxation and Customs Union Directorate General
• Adrian Crawford – tax partner in KPMG Dublin and former President of the Irish Tax Institute  
• Michael O’Grady – former Revenue Commissioner
• Chris Sanger – head of Ernst & Young Global Tax Policy Development group
• Aidan Walsh – tax partner in Ernst & Young Dublin

Cost: 

Certificate, including assessment - €865
All 11 modules without assessment - €699 
Individual module - €90 each


Your options: 

1. Certificate to be awarded to those who attend the modules and successfully complete an assessment.
2. Alternatively, you can choose to attend only the module(s) which interest you.

A detailed syllabus, timetable and brochure for this course will be available soon.


CPD: Full course = 16.5 hours of CPD, fully satisfying Institute members’ structured tax technical CPD obligation for 2012.

Location: All modules will be delivered at the Irish Tax Institute offices, or online where applicable

Timing: Two modules per evening will be delivered on weekday evenings in September and October from 6pm to 9pm


Click here for the full brochure. 

Book your place now, or email training@taxinstitute.ie for further information.