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a tax adviser, your job would be to make sure that your
clients pay the right amount of tax at the right time. You
would also advise clients on the best way to structure their
finances to avoid paying too much tax in the future.
Your clients could include large multinational companies,
smaller businesses and individuals. You would normally specialise
in one of the following areas of taxation:
· compliance – calculating how much tax is
due and completing tax returns
· Consultancy – advising clients on ways to
reduce the amount of tax they have to pay.
Your key tasks would include:
· meeting clients and collecting information
· checking and completing tax returns
· auditing clients’ tax records
· explaining tax laws to clients and finding ways
to reduce their tax liabilities
· producing reports or presentations for clients
· liaising and negotiating with HM Revenue and Custom
on the client’s behalf
· Keeping up to date with tax law.
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