Volunteers required for the new Online Branch

Briefings

27 January 2023

Reshma Johar is looking for volunteers to help her develop the Online Branch, delivering a programme of events to provide content and engage with members online. If you would like to join the team, she would love to hear from you.

Following on from the success of the Online Working Group, established by Joint Branches Sub-Committee in early 2021, Council approved the establishment of an Online Branch in 2022. The Online Branch will have a remit to work closely with our existing branches, delivering a series of online events which complement the existing CPD.

Engagement with members online did not diminish when lockdown ceased and the CIOT would like to continue offering online training sessions alongside existing Branch CPD courses (in-person and online).

As the Chairperson of this newly formed committee, I will be taking forward the shared ambition of the Institute, ensuring that all attendees continue to benefit from a diverse range of technical topics which will be available to join live online, with opportunities for Q&A or as a recording for catch up. Furthermore, one of the objectives of this newly formed committee will be to nurture and grow new speakers to our platforms.

I am now looking for volunteers to join me, along with Emma Barklamb, Head of Member Services, and Andrea Gale, Branch Network Manager, at CIOT/ATT, to help develop our online programme for 2023 and beyond. Committee members can serve for a term of three years, and I will be asking for your help researching speakers, topical subjects, niche areas of tax interest and new rising stars.

Joining the committee will expand your tax network and help to raise your profile, while providing valuable insights. It will also help you to develop your skills in managing events, working with different tax specialisms across the country (and the globe) and building your professional skills generally. As a committee member, you will form part of a 300 plus group of volunteers supporting the educational aims of the charities.

If you are interested in joining the Online committee and supporting the provision of content for the continued online programme, we would love to hear from you.

Please complete our expression of interest form at: bit.ly/NetworkBranch

Reshma Johar, Chair of the ATT/CIOT Online Branch

Reshma is a Tax Consultant at Carter Backer Winter LLP. She specialises in a range of direct taxes centered around owner-managed businesses. For the last four years, she has been a London Branch Committee member, as well as part of the tax technical committee at CIOT. She is also Vice-chair of the Joint ATT/CIOT EDI Committee.