What is a tax accountant?
A tax accountant is primarily concerned with minimising a company’s tax liabilities within the boundaries of ever changing tax regulations. This includes assisting with tax compliance and advising on the consequences of specific activities. Where do tax accountants work? Public practice: Public practice firms include the huge multinationals, such as the ‘Big Four’, sole practitioners, and all enterprises in between. The ‘Big Four’ are PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte & Touche, Ernst & Young and KPMG – they are the largest firms, with offices around the globe. Industry and commerce: Accountants employed in industry and commerce can work in a variety of roles. Accountants in industry are an integral part of management. Day to day activities In public practice, I worked on a portfolio of clients ranging from small owner managed businesses to large groups. A major part of working in practice is preparation of your clients’ corporation tax returns using information obtained from the audit t
