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§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

tax advisor

Tax advisors use their expertise in tax legislation to provide commercially-focused advisory and consultancy services to a wide range of clients from all economic sectors.

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Description

Tax advisors use their expertise in tax legislation to provide commercially-focused advisory and consultancy services to a wide range of clients from all economic sectors. They explain complicated tax-related legislation to their clients and assist them in ensuring the most efficient and beneficial payment of taxes by devising tax-efficient strategies. They also inform them of fiscal changes and developments and may specialise in tax strategies concerning mergers or multinational reconstruction for business clients, trust and estate taxes for individual clients etc.

Theoretical Knowledge
ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required
tax legislationvalue-added tax law
OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit
civil lawfraud detectionnational generally accepted accounting principlesaccounting entrieslegal terminologylegal department processesbusiness management principlesinternational taxation of transfer pricescadastral taxationcommercial lawinternational financial reporting standards
Practical Skills
ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences
research taxation proceduressecure sensitive customer's informationmanage personal financesinspect taxation documentsprepare tax returns formsadvise on tax policydisseminate information on tax legislationcalculate taxadvise on tax planningobserve confidentialityprepare financial statementssign income tax returnsinterpret financial statementsinspect tax returnsinform on fiscal duties
OPTIONALOptional competences
collect taxadvise on efficiency improvementsprovide legal advicenegotiate in legal casescompile legal documentsconduct financial auditsmake strategic business decisionsadvise on financial mattersadvise on legal decisionscheck official documentsprepare financial auditing reportsmanage payroll reportsuse consulting techniquesdevelop taxation policies

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SKILLS OVERVIEW

42 total
17 essential · 25 optional

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)

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