Career in Taxation : Eligibility, Salary, Courses, Institutes

Introduction

Taxation is an exciting and demanding area of Accounting consisting enormous scope and considerable future.  Being well-versed in taxation can open numerous job opportunities for you as revenue managers, tax accountant, tax analyst, tax advisor, income tax consultant, tax recruiter, tax examiners, business tax consultant, property tax consultants, tax manager and collectors. Taxation is basically a process of imposing tax on individuals who produce taxable income.

Type of Tax

There are usually two types of tax are taken from individuals. The very first one is ‘Direct Tax’ where individuals have to pay directly in against of their property, wealth, income etc. and another one is ‘Indirect Tax’ which is taken in terms of VAT, sales tax, excise duty, customs duty etc. Taxation department is assumed as the key revenue source of Government and thus you can expect greater career opportunities in this domain.

Job Prospects

A course in Taxation will let you to explore amazing career opportunities in accounting domain. You can find job as per your educational background and working experience. Aspirants who have recently completed their graduation can explore jobs in private and government sectors whereas, professionals can join company as tax policy analyst, tax recruiter, tax advisor, tax examiners, revenue agents, tax manager, tax collectors and tax accountant. Let’s take a look on some job titles after completion of a Taxation course:

• Personal Finance Consultant
• Employment Tax Specialist
• Tax Policy Analyst
• Financial Analyst
• Tax Attorney Specialist
• Accountant
• Marketing Manager
• Revenue Agent
• Business tax consultant

Minimum Eligibility to Join Courses

We are sharing below the minimum eligibility requirement to get admitted in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. As per your desiring programmes, you can go through the minimum eligibility requirements:

For Undergraduate Progarmme

In order to get admission into bachelor’s degree candidates should have passed class 12^th exam with commerce such as Maths, accounts and economics. The duration of the undergraduate program is 3 years.

For Postgraduate Progaramme

For admission to postgraduate course candidates should hold bachelor’s degree with commerce such as maths, accounts and economics. The duration of the postgraduate program is 2 years.

List of Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programs

• Com.Taxation
• Com. Taxation
• Post Graduate Diploma in Taxation
• Diploma in Taxation Laws
• Diploma in Taxation
• Certificate Course in International Taxation
• Certificate Course in International Taxation

Salary in Taxation

Salary would depend upon candidates’ educational qualification and experience. However, initial salary can be calculated as Rs. 200000- Rs. 500000 per annum.

List of Few Good Institutes Offer Taxation Course

• Symbiosis Law School Pune, Maharashtra
• Xavier’s College Kolkata, West Bengal
• A.V. Centenary College Faridabad, Haryana
• India Law Society Law CollegePune, Maharashtra
• Peter’s College Ernakulam, Kerala
• Indira Gandhi Government College Kurukshetra, Haryana
• Sanlok Institute of Management & Information TechnologyGurgaon, Haryana
• Oxford College of Business Management Bangalore, Karnataka

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