Certificate in Employment Tax
This Certificate programme will be delivered by expert practitioners Gareth Carroll, Ernst & Young, Thalia O’Toole, KPMG. Ken O’Brien, PwC and Sarah Connellan, Deloitte.
Course Structure and Timetable
The course comprises four modules and a workshop which are timetabled as follows:
Module 1: PAYE, PRSI & USC Essentials
Saturday 4 February 2012, 09:00 – 14:00
Gareth Carroll, Ernst & Young
Module 2: Applied PAYE & PRSI Incorporating Pensions
Saturday 25 February 2012, 09:00 – 14:00
Thalia O’Toole, KPMG
Module 3: Foreign aspects of Employment
Sunday 25 February 2012, 10:30 - 15:30
Ken O’Brien, PwC
Module 4: Advanced aspects of Employment Taxation
Saturday 3 March 2012, 13:00 – 18:00
Sarah Connellan, Deloitte
Click here for more information on what will be covered in each module
Certificate Assessment: 1.5 Hour Exam (optional)
Saturday 24 March 2012
Dublin
Participants will be assessed as follows:
>> 20% attendance
>> 80% for completion of a 1.5 hour exam
>> Pass mark – 50%
The Irish Tax Institute Certificate will be awarded on successful completion of the assessment. If you have any queries please contact Elspeth by emailing ehennessy@taxinstitute.ie or by calling 01 6631700.
Contributor Profiles
Gareth Carroll is a Tax Manager in Ernst & Young and an AITI Registered Tax Consultant. He has nine years’ experience working in Ernst & Young’s Human Capital department. Gareth specialises in global mobility tax, employment taxes, and personal tax with experience of working on a diverse range of clients from large global multinational companies to private high net worth individuals.
Sarah Connellan is a Director, working in the Global Employer Services division of the tax department at Deloitte. Sarah heads up the employment taxes service line and advises a range of clients in the retail, technology, pharmaceutical, communications, manufacturing and construction sectors on various employment tax issues. Sarah also has many years’ personal tax and international assignment services experience.
Ken O’Brien is a Director in PwC’s Human Resource Services team, specialising in Employment and Expatriate Taxation and Social Security. Prior to joining PwC he worked with the Revenue Commissioners as a Revenue Auditor. Specialising in consulting in the areas of PAYE, PRSI, Expatriate Taxation and International Social Security, Ken leads a team with deep experience of advising leading Irish and multinational clients in all industry sectors, both public and private. Ken has previously presented for the Irish Tax Institute and is a regular media contributor in his area of expertise.
Thalia O’Toole is an Associate Director with the KPMG tax practice specialising in income tax and social security issues for mobile workforces, share remuneration and Irish PAYE. She has lectured for and chaired the KPMG Global International Executive Services EMEA training programme. She has over 10 years’ experience working in personal tax and is an AITI Registered Tax Consultant.