A- Understand Taxation rules
- Income and income tax liabilites
- Chargeablegains and capital gains tax liabilities
- Inheritance tax
- Corporate tax liabilities
- Stamp taxes
- Values added taxe, tax administration
B- The impact of relevant taxes on various situations and courses of action, including the interaction of taxes
- Taxes applicable to a given situation or course of action and their impact
- Alternative ways of achieving personal or business outcomes may lead to different tax consequences
- Taxation effects of the financial decisions made by businesses
- Statutory obligations imposed in a given situation
C- Minimssing and/or deferring tax liabilities by the use of standard tax planning measures
- Types of investment and other expenditure that will result in a reduction in tax liabilities for an individual and /or a business
- Legitimate tax planning measures, by which the tax liabilities arising from a particular situation or course of action can be mitigated
- The appropriateness of such investment, expenditure or measures, given a particular taxpayer’s circumstances or stated objectives
- The mitigation of tax in the manner recommended, by reference to numerical analysis and/or reasoned argument
- Ethical and professional issues arising from the giving of tax planning advice
- Current issues in taxation
D- Communicating with clients, HM Revenue and Customs and other professionals
- Communication of advice, recommandation in the required format
- Presentation of written information, in language appropriate to the purpose of the communication and the intended recipient