Corporate tax and statutory obligations
Meet the tax obligations of a Cameroonian company.
- Block code
- FINA-FISC
The format
Three months, two hours a day.
- Certificate programme · 128 h
- Two hours a day
- 250,000 F — the same fee for all sixty
- All in the same format, at the same fee.
The qualification
A CQP under MINEFOP accreditation.
- Leads to the CQP — Certificat de Qualification Professionnelle, which the ministry used to call the AQP.
- Awarded under MINEFOP accreditation.
- The full programme for the same profession remains open to anyone aiming for the complete qualification.
Sessions
A new session opens every quarter.
Next intake: Monday 5 October, with enrolment open until 2 October. The following one starts on 4 January 2027.
- First-quarter intake — enrolment closes on 2 October5 Oct.
- Second-quarter intake — 20274 Jan.
Objectives
What you will be able to do.
Understand the architecture of the Cameroonian tax system and its regimes
Identify the taxes and duties that apply to a company and its calendar
Prepare a VAT return and justify its supporting documents
Apply withholding taxes and handle a VAT credit
Determine taxable profit: add-backs, deductions, instalments
Compile a statistical and tax declaration and its supporting file
Prepare for a tax audit, reply to a reassessment notice and lodge an appeal
Programme
Four modules.
Module 0132 h Module 0232 h VAT and withholding taxes
Module 0332 h Corporate income tax and the tax return package
Module 0432 h Tax audits and relations with the tax authority
Who it is for
Who it is aimed at.
- Learners who master day-to-day bookkeeping — in practice, holders of AI-augmented accounting assistant. The block is also aimed at SME managers and accountants in post.
Afterwards
Where it leads.
- Tax assistant, tax accountant, accounting firm associate. This is the skill that sets an accountant apart from an accounting assistant.
Method
How it works.
Systematic alternation between short theory sessions and practical work, with most of the time spent on practice
Progression from simple to complex: each module builds on what was learnt in the previous one
Realistic role-plays drawn from Cameroonian business cases
Considered use of generative AI as a working tool, in line with the common core
Regular formative assessments and a final integrative project drawing on all four modules
Assessment
How you are assessed.
Formative assessment at the end of each module (graded role-play and practical exercises)
Practical work assessed against competency sheets
Final integrative project, presented and defended before the trainer
One graded assignment per module in the online course space
Tools
What you work with.
Cameroonian General Tax Code and up-to-date administrative circulars
E-filing platform of the Directorate General of Taxation
Spreadsheet for the tax return package and the calculation of taxable profit
Templates for replying to a reassessment notice and for appeals
Anonymised tax audit files
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