Introduced in 2015, the STEP Diploma in Tax and Estate Planning (Scotland) is ideal for those who would like to develop their expertise further and gain a specialist STEP qualification.
The course comprises the following four Advanced Certificates:
- Advanced Certificate in Wills and Executries: Law and Practice
- Advanced Certificate in Trusts: Law and Practice
- Advanced Certificate in Taxation of Trusts and Estates
- Advanced Certificate in UK Tax for International Clients
Delivered through our online learning platform and two face-to-face workshops, the Advanced Certificates in Wills and Executries: Law and Practice, Trusts: Law and Practice, and Taxation of Trusts and Estates each take four to six months to complete.
Each Advanced Certificate is assessed via a three-hour, closed-book examination and we recommend that you spend between 4-6 hours each week on personal study for the four to six months prior to the examination. Further information on these Advanced Certificates can be found here.
The Advanced Certificate in UK Tax for International Clients is delivered through our online learning platform and takes five months to complete. Assessment is by way of a three-hour, closed-book examination based on a pre-seen case study. We recommend that you spend between four and six hours each week on personal study for the five months prior to the examination. Further information on this Advanced Certificate can be found here.
Once you successfully complete this course, you will gain the full 120 Diploma Level credits towards STEP membership.