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. 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.
Also called: corporate tax preparer, tax consultant, tax specialist, tax advisors, chartered tax adviser, tax adviser, fiscal advisor, tax evaluator
- 17
- essential skills
- 25
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- tax clerk6 skills in common
- tax compliance officer6 skills in common
- accountant5 skills in common
- tax inspector4 skills in common
- financial controller3 skills in common
- financial manager3 skills in common
- financial risk manager3 skills in common
- tax policy analyst3 skills in common
Essential skills
17- advise on tax planning
- advise on tax policy
- calculate tax
- disseminate information on tax legislation
- inform on fiscal duties
- inspect tax returns
- inspect taxation documents
- interpret financial statements
- manage personal finances
- observe confidentiality
- prepare financial statements
- prepare tax returns forms
- research taxation procedures
- secure sensitive customer's information
- sign income tax returns
- tax legislation
- value-added tax law
Optional skills
25- accounting entries
- advise on efficiency improvements
- advise on financial matters
- advise on legal decisions
- business management principles
- cadastral taxation
- check official documents
- civil law
- collect tax
- commercial law
- compile legal documents
- conduct financial audits
- develop taxation policies
- fraud detection
- international financial reporting standards
- international taxation of transfer prices
- legal department processes
- legal terminology
- make strategic business decisions
- manage payroll reports
- national generally accepted accounting principles
- negotiate in legal cases
- prepare financial auditing reports
- provide legal advice
- use consulting techniques
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