Overview
Please note the course details apply to 2026 entry.
This fully online International Tax Law LLM is designed to give you a strong legal foundation and practical tools to understand how tax law applies across boarders covering trade, investment and the movement of people.
You’ll learn from leading academics and practitioners with real world experience in international tax. The course is intellectually stimulating, professionally relevant and designed to fit around your existing commitments.
Whether you’re looking to advance your career or explore a new area of law, this programme offers the flexibility and support to help you succeed, wherever you are in the world.
Key benefits
- Exceptional practitioner-led teaching: Benefit from a strong teaching reputation, unique and sought-after expertise, and contemporary experience. Our faculty maintain close connections with the wider international tax and legal community, bringing real-world insight into your learning.
- Same programme, delivered online: This is the same International Tax Law LLM we offer to students on campus in London—delivered 100% online and adapted to your needs. This flexible format enables you to study and work in a way that suits your lifestyle and commitments.
- Career-enhancing opportunity: Expand your knowledge of tax issues that transcend borders and develop your legal problem-solving skills. These are highly valued by professional firms, government departments, international organisations, and NGOs.
- Designed for working professionals: The programme is structured to support part-time study alongside a full-time career, allowing you to balance your professional responsibilities with academic development.
The LLM program at King's College London combines deep theoretical and practical knowledge. We study a lot of court decisions from many jurisdictions, what allows us to gain insights in how practical issues of International Taxation are being solved in different states.
Course essentials
Course details
Our aim is to give you a clear and structured understanding of international tax law, drawing on comparative national tax systems, international and European law, and the work of key organisations such as the OECD and the United Nations. You’ll explore how tax law applies to cross-border situations involving internationally mobile individuals and multinational enterprises. The course examines how citizens, businesses, and governments navigate the challenges of taxation in a global context. This course allows you to deepen or broaden your legal knowledge while supporting your professional development. It enhances your ability to solve complex legal problems in a transnational setting, guided by real-world insights of experiences practitioner-teachers.
Required modules focus on essential building blocks of cross-border taxation, helping you to develop a practical understanding of how established techniques of research and enquiry are used to interpret legal concepts relevant to a wide range of legal institutions, events and transactions. Optional modules allow you to tailor your learning to your interests and career goals. The course also supports preparation for the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) Advanced Diploma in International Taxation.
Success in this programme requires creativity, intellectual rigour and a strong work ethic. You’ll learn to analyse legal and commercial concepts and apply your knowledge to complex scenarios. These skills are highly valued by professional firms, government departments and international organisations. Many leaders in business and public service began their careers by studying or practicing tax law.
King’s tax modules are open to students with or without previous tax experience. Our diverse student body includes recent graduates and established legal and accounting professionals, tax administrators and policy makers.
The LLM reflect our commitment to academic excellence and offers a world-class learning experience tailored to the needs of today’s global professionals.
Key Information
Course type:
Master's
Delivery mode:
Online
Study mode:
Part time
Duration:
Two years, up to a maximum of six years
Credit value:
UK 180
Application status:
Open
Start date:
September 2026
Taught in
Administrative bodies
Regulating body
Application closing date guidance
We encourage you to apply as early as possible so that there is sufficient time for your application to be assessed. We may need to request further information from you during the application process.
- Our first application deadline is on 9 March 2026 (23:59 UK time)
- The final application deadline is on 10 August 2026 (23:59 UK time)
After the first application deadline in March:
- if the programme is not yet full, we will continue to accept applications until all available places are filled up to the final application deadlines above
- if the programme becomes full before the final application deadlines stated above, we will close the programme to further applications