Customs, VAT and Income Tax related Act, rules and regulations are very important for local and International business. Adequate knowledge about Rules and Procedures of Customs, VAT and Income Tax helps a businessman or Executives to operate any business, government or nongovernment office professionally. Especially it is more important for them whose decisions matters, for their businesses, industries and offices as well as people dealing with income tax, audit, management, finance, procurement, bills payable etc. Some businesses required many things to know regarding VAT and Customs Acts and Procedures. The executives and corporate leaders required knowledge on features of the existing VAT Law 1991 and the VAT Law 2012 as well for effective implementation procedure. DCCI Business Institute (DBI) and American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) are jointly offering a 6 months long Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in “Customs, VAT and Income Tax Management (CVIMT)”, to meet the current requirements of business enterprises.

The objective of the course is to familiarize the main features of Customs, VAT and Income Tax in light of the recent changes in National Budget, VAT & SD Act 2012 and Income Tax Act 2023; Legal exemptions of Taxes and use of Fiscal Incentives in business and other important Customs, VAT and Income Tax related issues. This programme is designed to provide the participants enough knowledge on Customs, VAT and Income Tax.

Entrepreneurs, Exporters, Importers, Suppliers, Manufacturers, Business Managers, Senior/Mid-level Business Executives, Industrial firms, Accounts/Finance Executives, Manager/Sr. Manager (F & A), Tax and VAT Practitioner/ Consultant, VAT and Income Tax Payers and other interested Graduate persons can participate in this PGD programme. Candidate(s) must have a Bachelor Degree.

The contents of the course cover the all aspect of Custom, VAT Income Tax related issues. The course has been offered for the 16th time after commendable success in its last 15th batches. Certainly, the course will bring forth transformation and positive growth among the participants. Modules titles of the PGD programme are given below:

• Module # 1: Introduction of Customs
• Module # 2: Customs Mission, Role and Stakeholders
• Module # 3: Export-Import Procedures & Documentation
• Module # 4: Port and Shipping Operation
• Module # 5: Customs Duties in Export-Import and Valuation of Goods
• Module # 6: Role of C&F Agent in Customs Procedures
• Module # 7: onded Warehouse and Bond License Rules
• Module # 8: ustoms Assessment and Clearance System
• Module # 9: ffence, Penalty, Adjudication, Appeal and ADR
• Module # 10: Overview of VAT System in Bangladesh & VAT Registration
• Module # 11: Imposition of VAT, Zero Rated VAT & VAT Exemption
• Module # 12: Manner of Vat Collection
• Module # 13: Assessment of Net Payable Tax & Input Credit, SD & Turnover Tax
• Module # 14: Determination of Unit Cost, Input Output Co-Efficient & Fair Market Value
• Module # 15: VAT Deduction at Source (VDS)
• Module # 16: Record Keeping and Accounting In VAT
• Module # 17: VAT Return & VAT Form Fill Up
• Module # 18: VAT Authority, Audit & Investigation
• Module # 19: arry Forward, VAT Refund & Miscellaneous
• Module # 20: ecovery, Offence Trail & Punishment, Appeal & Revisions
• Module # 21: Introduction to Income Tax & Heads of Income
• Module # 22: Calculation of Income Tax against Different Heads of Income
• Module # 23: Audit Process, Set off and carry forward of losses, Filling of Return, Tax Audit, Appeal, Tribunal, Revisions & ADR
• Module # 24: Withholding Tax Management
• Module # 25: Double Taxation, Issues of International Tax, Transfer Pricing, Tax Planning & Corporate Tax Compliance
• Module # 26: Tax Planning & Compliance

Renowned, highly qualified, reputed and experienced professionals from National Board of Revenue and Leading Professionals, having ample theoretical and practical knowledge from home and abroad about related areas, has been invited to conduct respective sessions

Course fee is Tk. 25,000/- payable in favour of ‘Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry’ by BEFTN/ Pay Order/ Cheque/ Cash Deposit to Bank. It could also be paid through bKash merchant number 01766018659 (Payment) with bKash charge. Fee includes cost of tuition, course materials, exams, certificate and excludes VAT & Tax.

10% for DCCI members, DBI & AIUB Alumni, Women participants, Participants from Defense Forces, Student and 3 (three) or more participants from one organization (one option applicable). Corporate Discount 15% for nomination of 10 or more participants form one organization.

The intending candidates may collect Registration Form from DCCI Business Institute or through online by logging on to https://forms.office.com/r/gN9aBqUXbm Admission would be confirmed to candidates on payment of course fee.

Admission deadline is 15th October 2024. Seats are limited. First Come First Served.

• Two Examinations (Mid-term & Final) will be held;
• 60% class attendance is mandatory for eligibility of Examinations;
• 40% marks from mid-term examination and 60% marks from final examination will count for final assessment;
• Pass Marks 50% and grading will be less than 50 marks = Fail, 50-64 marks =Pass, 65-74 marks = Pass with Merit and 75 and above marks = Pass with Distinction.

On successful completion of the PGD, participants will get a certificate signed by the President, DCCI and the Pro-Vice Chancellor, AIUB.

For more information, please contact to DBI, Phone: 02 47122986 (Hunting) 124/137; Mobile: 01913745062/ 01718972656, E-mail: dbi@dhakachamber.com