Diploma in Taxation

Start Dates: TBC

Duration: 6 Months

Location: Virtual

Accreditation: CAI/ICAS member will be awarded a Diploma in Corporate Finance from Chartered Accountants Ireland under the ‘1966 ICAI Charter Amendment Act’.

Full Fee: Non-CAI Member - €2,825
CAI Member - €2,525

Network Members Fee: Non CAI Member - €2,118
CAI Member + IFS Skillnet Member - €1,894

Programme overview

The Diploma in Taxation is designed to provide finance and business professionals, including those in the Financial Services sector, with an understanding of tax compliance and related accounting for tax issues. The Diploma will give participants the skills to compute tax liabilities and tax reliefs and to prepare tax returns with confidence. The programme will enable participants to confidently deal with the routine taxation issues encountered when running any business.

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Learning outcomes:

On successful completion of this programme, the participant will:

• Be familiar with the practical application of Irish tax rules
• Have a practical understanding of the tax administration system of the six main taxes with a particular focus on the computation of tax liabilities and reliefs, tax compliance and risk issues for breach of tax law
• Be able to prepare relevant forms and returns
• Be able to account for tax under Irish GAAP

Who is the course for?

The Diploma in Taxation is designed to provide finance and business professionals with an understanding of tax compliance and related accounting for tax issues. We will give you the skills to compute tax liabilities and tax reliefs and to prepare tax returns with confidence.

The course is designed for accounting, finance and other business professionals as well as practitioners with knowledge of tax who need a more practical understanding of compliance and related accounting for tax issues. It is ideal for those who wish to know how to compute tax liabilities and tax reliefs, and prepare tax returns. Similarly, it is a great refresher for anyone who needs to update their tax knowledge.

Modules:

Module 1: Tax Law, Revenue Powers and Interventions

Module 2: Essentials of Income Tax

Module 3: Fundamentals of Capital Gains Tax (CGT)

Module 4: Capital  Acquisitions Tax (CAT) and Stamp Duty Compliance

Module 5: Principles of Corporation Tax

Module 6: Value Added Tax (VAT) Compliance Essentials

Module 7: Accounting for Tax

Trainer Profile

Chartered Accountants Ireland  is a membership body representing 29,500 influential members throughout the globe. Their role is to educate, represent and support their members.

They provide first class education and training, lifelong learning initiatives, services for otheir members in both practice and business, as well as technical support and representation.