The master’s degree program includes in-depth methods and technologies study of international tax planning and consulting as well as solving problems of taxation in the international sphere for multinational companies and owners of personal capital. This program has been successfully implemented since 2012. Graduates of this program can be highly qualified managers and top management specialists for the civil service, financial and economic divisions of multinational companies in the real sector of the economy, leading domestic and foreign consulting companies.
Reveals the international taxation theoretical foundations of cross-border transactions, as well as the practice of application in Russia, in certain foreign countries, economic unions and clubs (USA, EU, OECD, BRICS, EAEU).
A detailed study of theoretical, practical, and problematic issues of the international tax agreements’ application of the Russian Federation and other countries.
Studies international (OECD, EU, EAEU, BRICS) and national (Russia, USA) tax policy in the international sphere; modern international and national standards, as well as general and special methods of combating cross-border tax evasion in Russia and foreign countries.
It is aimed at developing a comprehensive practical approach to international tax planning and capital flow structuring; it will teach to develop in practice an optimal strategy and structure of international business from a tax point of view for multinational companies and owners of personal capital.
Tax diagnostics of the current structure/model of international business (operations) to identify potential risks and develop a basic approach to the changing tax environment, conducting tax examination of documents, including for intra-group transactions and beneficiary’s transactions.
Graduates of the International Tax Planning Program:
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Alumni of the International Tax Planning program are employed for the following positions:
Master’s degree program 2 in 1: FinU Plus PricewaterhouseCoopers is implemented jointly by the FinU and PricewaterhouseCoopers, our faculty, and expert tutors of PricewaterhouseCoopers.
It is the only program in Russia and in the CIS and EAEU countries on international tax planning.
Only three universities in the world offer similar courses. These are the Leiden and Vienna Universities and the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation. Our program is fully synchronized with the disciplines, curriculum and competencies offered by these foreign universities.
The program content and the acquired skills fully meet the requirements for passing the exam for the ADIT (Advance Diploma in International Taxation) programs at the Chartered Institute of Taxation in the UK.
Classes are held in Russian, full-time, in the evening, which allows students to combine work and studies. The program immediately immerses students in the professional community, teaches them to communicate professionally with business representatives and the state in the Russian Federation and abroad, to manage international taxation projects using soft skills acquired competencies.
Effective education format: mini-lectures, assignments, discussions, illustrative examples, exchange of experience, cases of real companies, workshops on new trends and best practices from business and civil service stars. Small groups: the teacher will pay attention to each student, give detailed answers to questions, and conduct individual consultations. Classes are held in an interactive format: questions, exchange of opinions, discussions are encouraged. The purpose of the discussions is to gain new experience, apply ideas in practice.
