Course Title: Contemporary Issues in Taxation

COURSE OVERVIEW
Taxation is fluid and dynamic as its statutes keep changing over time. Changes in the global and local business industry requires that tax officers continue learning to acquire the most up-to-date knowledge that can help them to perform their work in a most efficient way. This course is designed specifically for tax officers in order to enable them gra sp recent development in taxation.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Senior tax officers in the ministries of finance and government revenue authorities including commissioners, directors, tax assessors, investigator and other tax officers.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Apply techniques on taxation ;
• Explain development in taxation that affects their country taxation;
• Explain tax administration;
• Identify tax avoidance and tax evasion situations;
• Conduct tax audits and tax investigations;
• Explain tax reforms;
• Interpret regional tax treaties;
• Identify tax appropriate tax incentives.

TOPICS INCLUDE
• Overview of taxation and overview of taxation policies in developing countries;
• Tax administration;
• International taxation and multinational organization;
• Tax reforms;
• Tax avoidance and tax evasions
• Tax planning issues;
• Tax investigation and tax audits
• Double taxation treaties;
• Regional tax harmonization;
• Business taxation;
• Employment taxation;
• Widening the tax base;
• Tax incentives in developing countries.

Course No:  2023-06-26-3-9-3637