Taxes (cert.) :
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The tax clerk course generally covers the following topics (the names may vary from provider to provider):

• Financial accounting (e.g. basics of double-entry bookkeeping, accounts receivable, accounts payable, annual financial statements, accruals and deferrals, provisions, depreciation and amortization, correct booking of value added tax (VAT))
• Cost accounting & controlling (e.g. introduction to cost type, cost center and cost unit accounting, budgeting and key figure analysis)
• Swiss tax system (e.g. income and wealth tax on natural persons, withholding tax, withholding tax)
• Financial software & practical applications (e.g. introduction to common accounting software (e.g. Abacus))
• Legal foundations & social insurance (e.g. commercial law foundations in the financial sector, overview of the most important social insurances (AHV, IV, ALV, BVG))

The respective schools are happy to provide detailed information about the course content (the content is determined by the schools themselves). Contact the right school quickly, easily and without obligation using our contact form. Alternatively, you can use the "Ask a question" button to speak directly to the right contact person.

Only training measures that secure your position in your traditional profession or advance your career in this professional field are considered continuing education, further training. These can be deducted from your taxes. For courses in Zurich, you can deduct not only the actual course costs, but also any examination fees, costs for course materials, travel costs, local travel costs and costs for accommodation and meals. Training costs arising from basic training, on the other hand, cannot be deducted from taxes.