Taxation Accountant
Provide knowledge on tax laws and advise on strategies for individuals or organisations.
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- What's it like to be a Taxation Accountant?
- How to become a Taxation Accountant
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- Top skills and experience for Taxation Accountants
- Taxation Accountant role reviews
What's it like to be a Taxation Accountant?
A Taxation Accountant's role involves expertly handling tax-related matters for individuals, businesses and organisations. Their responsibilities range from preparing annual tax returns and corporate tax computations to providing advice on tax efficiency and planning. Taxation Accountants also ensure their clients comply with all legal requirements and keep updated on the latest tax laws and regulations. This role often requires working in accounting firms, large corporate settings, or even freelance and serving individual clients. As experts in their field, Taxation Accountants must continuously stay informed on changes in the tax system to provide accurate and up to date advice.
Tasks and duties
- Preparing business income tax returns and individual statements.
- Maintaining knowledge of tax code changes, accounting procedures and theory to properly evaluate financial information.
- Making recommendations regarding the handling of tax deductions and allowances.
- Completing forms and documents for tax liabilities, using knowledge of regulations and policies.
- Offering taxation advice to businesses and individuals in order to minimise tax liability.
- Conducting annual audits for accurate tax reporting and resolving discrepancies.
- Performing other financial audits in addition to taxes, such as evaluating an organisation's financial statements and operations.
How to become a Taxation Accountant
A Chartered Accountant and Tax Practioner qualification is usually required for the role.
- Graduate with a bachelor degree in accounting, finance, or another related degree.
- Complete an internship at an accounting department or firm.
- Gain at least 6 months experience at an entry-level job such as Account Assistant or Audit and Tax Assistant.
- Register with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
- Obtain membership at the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) after three years of work experience.
- Become a member of the Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia (CTIM) after passing the qualifying exams and 5 years of tax experience.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Taxation Accountant employers on Jobstreet are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Tax Returns
Taxation
Tax Planning
Tax Compliance
Accounting
Taxation Law
Tax Computation
Tax Reports
Tax Auditing
Transfer Pricing
Corporate Tax
Income Tax
Financial Statements
Preparing Income Tax Returns
Xero Accounting Software
Commerce
Financial Transactions
Account Support
Accounting Services
Intuit Quickbooks
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Latest Taxation Accountant reviews
Nov 2022
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Reviewer's QualificationBachelor of Islamic Finance
ExperienceLess than a year
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationAccounting
The good thingsto analyze accounts and need current update of taxation
The challengeschanges in the taxation rules and need to be more aware of it
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