August 2012 following the memberships of both bodies approving the merger of the two bodies at separate meetings in May 2012. Partnerships The CIOT owns a significant collection of taxation-related literature which is held in King's College London's Maughan Library and is made available to both CIOT and King's College members. Although an independent organization, the CIOT shares back-office services with the Association of Taxation Technicians. Arms References Chartered Institute of Taxation Taxation 1930 establishments in the United Kingdom Tax practitioner associations Professional certification in finance