PwC GST Taxation Executive Professional Certificate

Launch your Career as a GST taxation executive. Build job-ready skills for an in-demand career as a GST professional in India. No prior experience required.

Instructor: Tax Academy

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7 course series

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4.6

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3 months

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

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7 course series

Earn a career credential that demonstrates your expertise

4.6

(80 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

3 months

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Learn the fundamentals of GST and its applicability on a transaction.
Understand when, where and how much tax needs to be paid. Analyze whether input tax credit will be available.
Learn to obtain GST registration, and prepare, and file returns on the government portal. Undertake reconciliations for filing of returns.
Learn to generate E-invoices and E-waybill. Maintain accounts and records to be ready for assessments and audits.

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Professional Certificate - 7 course series

Want to start a new career as a GST professional in India or want to enhance your GST knowledge as an accountant or Tax executive? Goods and Services Tax(GST) specialists are in high demand as companies seek individuals with expertise to help them implement and comply with this landmark tax reform. They are responsible for preparing and filing tax returns, preparing payments, identifying tax savings, and analyzing tax issues.

Designed by PwC India, this program will help you gain in-demand skills in the field of GST. You’ll learn about India's GST landscape and fundamentals, understand GST compliances, how and when to apply GST, and how to undertake GST compliances and file returns. You’ll gain practical knowledge of GST and apply your new skills to real world scenarios by examining actual transactions and case studies.

Upon completion, you will earn a Professional Certificate from PwC India and will have job-ready skills for entry level GST jobs in India. This is an industry-agnostic program relevant to anyone looking to acquire basic knowledge of India GST.

Learners can sharpen their skills in specific GST areas such as technical aspects, compliances, and tax dispute resolution.

To be successful, it will be helpful to be familiar with basic Excel, basic arithmetic formulas, and the concepts of purchase, sale, receipts, and payments.

Applied Learning Project

In this professional certificate, you will practice on 5+ real-life scenarios that will connect the concepts you learn to real-world transactions. Specific case studies have also been included in videos and practice assessments to help you understand the practical aspects to perform critical activities as a GST professional.

GST - Genesis and imposition!

Course 113 hours

What you'll learn

Explain the genesis of GST, the need for its introduction and the Constitutional and legal framework under which it was introduced.
Identify and describe different forms of supplies of goods and services, deemed supplies and transactions excluded from the scope of supply.
Differentiate various types of supplies and identify whether a supply is inter-State or intra-State, exempt or composite supply.
Critically analyse whether a given transaction is a supply and define the nature of supply.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Leadership and Management

Category: Problem Solving

GST - when, where, who and how much?

Course 213 hours

What you'll learn

Identify the place of supply of a transaction, thereby pinpointing where the supply should be taxed.
Determine the time of supply of a transaction, thereby identifying when the tax needs to be paid.
Compute the value of the transaction on which tax needs to be paid.
Identify who is required to pay the tax, either under forward charge or reverse charge.

GST - Using input tax credit

Course 39 hours

What you'll learn

Define and explain the key concepts for the availment and utilisation of input tax credit.
Critically analyse whether tax paid on purchases can be availed as input tax credit.
Examine whether or when input tax credit availed needs to be reversed and the reasons thereof.
Distribute the tax appropriately through an ISD and undertake the necessary compliances.

GST - Undertaking compliances

Course 418 hours

What you'll learn

Determine when and where to obtain GST registration.
Identify the circumstances generating a need for the amendment or cancellation of registration.
Understand the process to obtain GST registration on the government portal, including the documentation required.
Identify the need for filing various returns and the process of preparation of GST returns, including the data and reporting requirements.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Problem Solving

Category: Finance

GST - Claiming refunds and other concepts

Course 512 hours

What you'll learn

Define and explain the principles governing the need for zero rating and Identify supplies that are zero-rated.
Learn about circumstances where GST refund is allowed.
Process to obtain GST refund on the government portal, including refund computation, timelines for grant of refund and the documentation required.
Learn about responsibilities of a job worker and the compliances to be undertaken.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Problem Solving

Category: Finance

GST - Maintaining documents, accounts and records

Course 611 hours

What you'll learn

GST, being a transaction-level tax, requires certain documentation to be generated and maintained to comply with the law and curb malpractices. GST also has a stringent requirement for the maintenance of appropriate accounts and records. In this course, you will learn about E-invoices and E-waybills required to be generated at a transaction level. You will also learn about the accounts and records that are required to be maintained by businesses.

This course provides a platform for learners planning to launch their careers in the field of GST-related compliance in India. Learners already undertaking GST compliances may also upskill themselves with the technical skills imparted under this course. This program is industry agnostic and is relevant for anyone looking to acquire basic knowledge of GST. It will provide you with the skills required for entry level jobs in the fields of finance, tax, or law. By the end of this course, you will learn about: - the applicability of e-invoicing - e-invoicing process flow, including the generation of the unique reference numbers and QR code - the provisions related to e-way bills, their generation, validity, cancellation ,and rejection - the need, procedure, and practical challenge in e-way bill reconciliation - types of statutory accounts and records to be maintained under GST - key performance indicators of an organization that are important from a GST perspective and the MIS reports required.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Leadership and Management

Category: Problem Solving

Category: Finance

GST - Audit, assessment and litigation

Course 710 hours

What you'll learn

In this course, you will learn the aspects of tax dispute resolution, assessment, investigation, and audit under GST and understand the penal provisions for non-compliance. You will also understand the provisions related to anti-profiteering introduced in GST.

This course provides a platform for learners planning to launch their careers in the field of GST-related compliance in India. Learners already undertaking GST compliances may also upskill themselves with the technical skills imparted under this course. This program is industry agnostic and is relevant for anyone looking to acquire basic knowledge of GST. It will provide you with the skills required for entry level jobs in the fields of finance, tax, or law. By the end of this course, you will learn about: - The procedure for audit by government authorities - Assessment of taxes, and the appellate procedure - Non-compliances or offences leading to penalties and prosecution - The objectives for the introduction of anti-profiteering provisions, the role and constituents of statutory bodies, and the practical challenges in its implementation - Business restructuring from a GST perspective, the tax risks, and how MIS reports can help mitigate the risks.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Leadership and Management

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Frequently asked questions

Upon successful completion of each course including the graded assessments, you will be eligible for that respective course completion certificate. To obtain the full professional certificate you must complete all seven courses along with the graded assessments.

This program is Industry agnostic and is relevant for learners who want to acquire in-demand GST skills for entry level jobs in the fields of finance, tax, or law in India.

It will be helpful to be familiar with basic numeric calculations, MS Excel skills, and the concepts of purchase, sale, receipts and payments .

Goods and Service Tax (GST) is one of the biggest tax reforms in recent times. Barring a few, all industries are required to comply with the GST regulations and undertake periodic compliances. Since GST is a comparatively new tax regime, it undergoes changes regularly. Thus, the requirement for professionals having skills in GST is increasing day by day not only in the field of finance but also in supply chain and operations. Initiating a career in GST also provides a platform to understand and learn about taxation laws, data analysis, and business operations. Given that GST is an integral revenue source as well as a focus area for the Government, a GST professional can be expected to remain relevant in times to come.

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