Accounting and finance
Ensure the company's tax compliance and optimise its tax position.
Length
7 months + 2 months of guaranteed work placement
Minimum level
Probatoire
Diploma
Professional Qualification Certificate (CQP)
Activities
The tax specialist is an expert in tax law responsible for ensuring a company’s tax compliance and optimising its taxation while complying with the regulations in force. They provide both advisory and audit services, working closely with the accounting, legal and finance departments.
Its main activities are
- Tax returns (VAT, IRPP, corporate income tax, etc.)
- Analysis of current tax legislation
- Preparing and monitoring tax deadlines
- Tax administration relations management
- Assistance during tax inspections
- Tax optimisation in compliance with the law
- Preparing the tax package and the required accounting documents
- Regulatory monitoring and updating of tax practices
Company designations
People trained in applied taxation may have different job titles depending on the organisation or their level:
- Tax adviser
- Tax Assistant
- Tax manager
- Tax Consultant
- Tax expert
- Tax adviser
- Tax Compliance Officer
The occupation may be practised
It requires great rigour, good command of legal texts and constant monitoring of changes in tax legislation. The use of digital tools and tax software (SAGE, Excel, e-tax platforms) is essential.
- In private companies (SMEs, large companies)
- Within accounting or legal firms
- In tax administrations
- As an independent consultant
- In NGOs, banks or international institutions
The specialism offers several opportunities in
- Accounting or audit firms
- Companies with an integrated tax department
- Legal and tax consultancy firms
- The tax administration
- Financial institutions and NGOs
- Tax law firms
Career progression
Career progression depends on the level of experience, qualifications and continuing training:
With digitalisation, tax advisers are also increasingly involved in the electronic management of tax returns, digital compliance and corporate tax strategy.
- Beginner: Tax assistant / Associate
- Intermediate: Tax Manager / Experienced Consultant
- Experienced: Tax expert / Tax director
- Possibility of becoming a trainer, tax auditor or opening their own tax consultancy
Skills acquired on completion of the course
- Mastery of tax law and tax procedures
- Business taxation (VAT, IRPP, corporate income tax, local taxation, preparation of the DSF)
- Specific taxation: petroleum products, mining products, international taxation
- Financial accounting
- Tax audit and inspection
16 modules. Tap a module to see what it covers.
- Introduction to tax litigation
- Tax declarations and statutory deadlines
- Tax collection
- Tax audit: types, methods and taxpayer rights
- Settlement of tax disputes: hierarchical, discretionary and judicial appeals
- Tax penalties, fines and sanctions
- Limitation periods and time bars
Detailed programme
Admission requirements
To enrol, prepare these items. The centre helps with your file, and training starts once the first instalment is paid.
- The registration form, filled in at enrolment
- A photocopy of your ID card or birth certificate
- Two 4 x 4 passport photos, less than 3 months old
- One ream of paper
- The first instalment of the tuition: 40%
- The registration fee
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- Training focused on employment
- A work placement
- Support before, during and after
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