Tax Excellence Certification™
Certify a tax function ready for NTA 2025 and the NRS era.
A credential built on the Outliers Tax Governance Framework™ and Tax Excellence Index™ — for heads of tax, CFOs and tax leaders operating in the Nigerian Tax Act 2025 environment.
Audience
- Heads of Tax and Tax Directors
- CFOs with direct tax oversight
- Tax controllers and compliance leads
- Audit committee members
What you will be able to do
- Operate a tax function ready for the Nigerian Tax Act 2025 and the NRS
- Implement e-invoicing, MET and Development Levy obligations
- Run a quarterly tax risk reporting cadence to the audit committee
- Pass a banded Tax Readiness Assessment™ at Compliant level or above
Certification pathway
- 11 week
Baseline diagnostic
Complete the Tax Readiness Assessment™.
- 25 weeks
Programme modules
Complete the tax-focused academy modules (NTA 2025, NRS, e-invoicing).
- 33 weeks
Applied workstream
Implement the NTA 2025 readiness checklist and a quarterly tax report.
- 41 week
Capstone & defence
Defend your tax function roadmap and Tax Excellence Index™ improvements.
- 51 week
Credential issued
Receive your Practitioner, Advanced or Master credential.
Who can apply
- Tax practitioner / senior finance leader with tax oversight
- Complete the Tax Readiness Assessment™ as a baseline
Portfolio requirements
- NTA 2025 readiness checklist completed for your organisation
- Quarterly tax risk report aligned to Outliers TGF™
≥ 70% on the Tax Readiness Assessment™ plus passing capstone.
Frameworks covered
- Outliers Tax Governance Framework™
- Tax Excellence Index™
Toolkits included
Dashboards included
Required programme
- No academy programme linked.
Be first into the next cohort.
Register interest and we will notify you when enrolment opens for the next cohort, along with cohort dates, fees and the kick-off baseline assessment.
Pricing — Coming Soon.
Frequently asked
Does this replace ICAN / CITN qualifications?
No — it complements professional tax qualifications with applied Nigerian tax-function leadership.