Occupational Certificate: Tax Technician

Minimum admission requirements

Applicants must have a minimum NQF level 4 qualification which includes Accounting and Mathematics or Maths Literacy.

In addition, applicants must have secured work experience in the field of taxation. A portfolio of evidence will be submitted throughout the programme.

Outcomes

• Manage personal taxation, employment payroll tax returns, corporate income taxation and value-added (VAT) compliance.
• Provide ancillary explanations related to personal taxation, employment payroll tax returns, corporate income taxation and VAT.
• Engage with taxpayers or the South African Revenue Service (SARS) in terms of tax return queries, corrections, and assessments.

Mode of delivery

The academic and practical skills component of the qualification is delivered on The Tax Faculty's virtual iLearnTax campus. The final EISA exam is administered by the South African Institute of Taxation (SAIT) at an additional charge.

Course duration

The duration of the academic and practical skills component of the qualification is 24 months.

An additional 12 months is usually required to complete the workplace component competencies.

Accreditation

The qualification is registered at a NQF level 6 on the National Qualification Framework (NQF) by the Occupational Council for Trade Occupations (QCTO) as follows:

• Occupational Certificate: Tax Technician at NQF Level 6 SAQA ID 94098.

The Tax Faculty is a registered skills development provider under the Skills Development Act, 1998 (Act No 97 of 1998) to deliver the academic and practical skills component of the qualification. Accreditation number QCTOSDP00180420.

Assessment, award of certificate and professional membership

The occupational qualification is awarded by the QCTO after successful completion of the external integrated summative assessment (EISA), which is administered on behalf of the QCTO by the South African Institute of Taxation (SAIT).

In order to gain entry into the EISA, learners need to successfully complete several formative and summative assessments that are conducted by The Tax Faculty as the skills development partner of the QCTO. Completion of this learning assessment process will lead to a statement of results and a certificate of competence issued by The Tax Faculty.

Candidates who complete the EISA successfully will be eligible to apply for the professional membership and the designation Tax Technician (SA) with SAIT. Annual membership fees apply and is payable to SAIT.

Course fees

Payment option 1: Once-off payment

Once-off payment: R35 400.00.

Alternatively, three semester payments: R11 800 per semester (to be paid on or before semester start date).

Application fee (non-refundable, immediate payment upon registration): R450.00. This amount is included in the once-off total and will not be charged additionally.

Payment option 2: Debit order

Application fee (non-refundable, immediate payment upon registration): R450.00.

• Start of first semester (to be paid before or on semester start date), 50% of semester fee upfront: R5 900.00. First semester remaining debit orders, five instalments: R1 298.00 per month.
• Start of second semester (to be paid before or on semester start date), 50% of course fee upfront: R5 900.00. Second semester remaining debit orders, five instalments: R1 298.00 per month.
• Start of third semester (to be paid before or on semester start date), 50% of course fee upfront: R5 900.00. Third semester remaining debit orders, five instalments: R1 298.00 per month.

Total for debit order option: R37 620.00.

* First debit order will be collected from the second month of semester start date. Remaining debit orders will be collected on the first working day of each month.

** Additional charges may apply to your RPL application subject to your portfolio of evidence and workplace experience component. The fees exclude the cost of the EISA.

Payments and cancellations

• All required minimum payments must be made by direct EFT or by credit card before the commencement of a course. The once-off payment is required to be paid before the course start date, as well as the application fee of learners on a debit order plan (the first debit order is also required on the start date of the course).
• Kindly note that should debit order payment terms not be adhered to; legal action will be taken and access to the online learning platform suspended.
• Proof of payment may also be requested before access to the iLearn platform will be communicated, should your payment not reflect on The Tax Faculty’s bank account.
• Only written notice of cancellation will be accepted.

Conditions

For courses with a 12-month or longer rollout, the following will apply:

• If the cancellation is requested more than two weeks prior to the course start date, no cancellation fee will be applicable.
• If the cancellation occurs less than two weeks prior to the course start date, a 25% cancellation fee will be applicable on the full course fee.
• Should a cancellation be received within six weeks after the course start date, the student will still be liable for 50% of the full course fee.
• Should the cancellation be received after six weeks of the course start date, the student will be liable for the full course fee.
• The course application fee is non-refundable.

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