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Sharpen Skills Ltd

Sharpen Skills Ltd is a management improvement consultancy firm specialized in delivering trainings that target to enhance Human Resource Capacity for our Partners. The firm was incorporated on 18/06/2013.This firm brings together a pool of professionals and experts with various sets of skills and experience including; Accounting, Project management, Leadership & Change management, Office management, Human resource management, Sales & Marketing, Customer care, Workplace languages, Etiquette Skills, Internal auditing & strategic planning.

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CALL FOR APPLICATION FOR PROFESSIONAL TAXATION TRAINING

1. ABOUT SHARPEN SKILLS

Our main areas of intervention span multiple industry sectors including:

Our Services;

Professional Courses Training
Soft Skills Trainings
Market Surveys
Training Needs Assessments

Our Learning Partners;

ACCA
ICPAR (CPA & CAT)
Lean Six Sigma
PECB ISO Certified courses
British Council
RDB Chief Skills Office

We assess gaps to develop interventions suited to roles and geographies, conduct training programs and finally monitor the outcomes through a range of audit procedures. At the same time, we have created new ‘ways of working’ by conducting a need diagnostic study, mapping competencies, developing role-based learning plans, creating customized learning content and delivering robust learning programs. For more information, you can visit our website www.sharpen-skills.com

About the Training

The Government of Rwanda gazetted Income Tax Law No 027/2022 (ITL 2022) on 28th October 2022. The ITL 2022 repealed Law No 016/2018 of 13/04/2018 establishing taxes on income (repealed tax law), Law Nº 29/2012 of 27/07/2012 establishing tax on gaming activities (repealed gaming law), and all prior legal provisions contrary to the new ITL 2022.The training will focus on Professional Taxation which entails two (2) areas which cause headaches to majority of employees in accounting and finance departments;

Course Name: Professional Taxation

Rwandan Taxation with focus on the new Tax law
Accounting software (QuickBooks)

Due to constant changes and development in tax laws and policies, employer’s expectations keep changing too and this implies that, staff and managers are required to copy as well to the changes. This training aims to transfer specific skills, practical competences and the transfer of skills which will obviously improve current and future employees’ performance.

Also knowing the ins-and-outs of QuickBooks will be extremely beneficial to your business or employer. Even if you already know how to use QuickBooks, training classes will help you master it. Once you master QuickBooks, you will be able to manage your accounting much more efficiently. By taking training classes you will allow yourself to manage your receivables, accurately forecast future cash flow, manage your payroll, ensure that you meet both current and future tax obligations, and more.

At the end of professional taxation training trainees will be:

familiar with new and existing tax rules and regulations.
Improve employee’s performance and self-motivation.
Improve understanding and awareness of the people to obediently pay the taxes.
Change the perception of paying taxes and equip tax payers with full understanding of tax rules and contribute to the tax collection thought better awareness.
Trainees will master Quick books software.

2.1 Rwandan Taxation Course overview

Mainly the course will cover the topics portrayed in the following table;

No	Topic	Description
1	Introduction to Rwandan taxation.	Under this topic, will discuss the general provisions and current tax structure.
2	Introduction to general provisions.	General provisions of the law on the Income liable to tax, Resident persons, nonresident persons and Taxable income
3	Taxation of Individuals in regards to PAYE	Income from employment, Contributions to retirement benefit schemes, Benefits in kind, Non-taxable benefits/income, Resident individuals Non-resident individuals, Pay-as-you-earn tax (PAYE), Calculating income tax payable.
4	Overview on income tax and practical arrangements on tax returns	We will focus on the major aspects such as new changes in income tax provisions, changes in income tax returns, deductible and non-deductible expenses, tax period, capital gain tax, carryover of loss, taxation of nonprofit making organization among others. A particular focus will be on income tax returns.
5	Overview on VAT tax and return modalities	Scope of VAT, VAT reverse charge, Time of supply, input tax not deductible (blocked VAT supplies), Time limit for claiming input tax, Tax paid prior to registration, VAT refund process, Withholding VAT, Electronic billing machines (EBMs).
	Tax dispute	overview of tax dispute and settlement practices (appeals, amicable settlement, tax ruling and other arrangement)
6	Offences and penalties	Various offences and corresponding penalties and fines.
7	Taxation of cross border trade through taxation of customs duties,	Overview of customs duties collected in Rwanda. In addition, other aspects such as Double tax treaty (DTT) Foreign tax credit will also be discussed in deep.
8	Transfer pricing adjustment and withholding tax on various income.	Why transfer pricing how does it operates. In addition, an overview of Rwanda tax treaties and TDAs in force will be discussed.
9	Practical arrangements	This session will consist of practical works and personal assignments.
10	Taxation of the digital economy	General introduction, challenges and perspectives
11	Conclusion and Closure	Certificate of Participation Handover

2.2 ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE: QUICK BOOKS

Course overview: Mainly the course will cover the topics portrayed in the following table;

No	Topic	Description
1	Introduction	Under this topic, will discuss the basic accounting principles.
2	Complete the Easy Step Interview.	Create a Company File Customize QuickBooks for the Business.
3	Familiarize Yourself with the QuickBooks Homepage.	Chart of Accounts, Add Accounts, Edit Accounts, Create Sub-accounts, Delete Accounts Vendors, Add Vendors Customers Add Customers. Items and Services Add Items and Services, Edit Items and Services, Create Sub- Items, Delete Items and Services.
4	Record Business Activities.	Write and Print Checks, Track Your Bills, Enter Bills, Pay Bills Use the Vendor Center Track Your Sale, Create Invoices, Receive Payments, Create Sales Receipts, Use the Customer Center Record Deposits
5	Create Reports	Create the reports and exercises
6	Conclusion and Closure	Certificate of Participation Handover

How to Apply?

Interested candidates will apply through our email info@sharpen-skills.com or book your seat via Tel: +250 788861966 / 781468874

Training venue:

The training sessions will be conducted at our campus located in Downtown Building, 3rd Floor Building B (F3 12,13,14,15 & 20), Plot 1017, KN 55 St., Nyarugenge District – Kigali City.

Time and dates:

The training sessions will start from 12th to 23rd June, 2023 and they will be starting from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (The schedule can be tailored to meet the particular group availability).

Training fees and payment modalities:

Training fees: 140,000 RWF per trainee
Bank Account: 00095-07737594-33 RWF/
Account Name: SHARPEN SKILLS
Bank Name: BK PLC.

Companies with more than 5 employees attending the training will be given a 10%

N.B: Please pay as soon as possible to book your seat, we admit a few trainees in each of our training.

CALL FOR APPLICATION OF PROFESSIONAL TAXATION TRAINING