Learning Platform - "Trade Compliance & Surveillance"

Course: Tax Evasion & Tax Fraud

About the online training programme

This training covers the fundamentals of tax evasion and tax fraud. The course sets out the differentials between tax evasion and tax avoidance and touches on the basics of the related topics or themes. This training also gives attention to tax fraud and goes into depth on a specific form of tax fraud, VAT fraud.

Course contents

This training includes the following topics:

• Tax evasion
  • What is it?
• Tax evasion versus tax avoidance
  • Similarities and differentials
  • Responsible, aggressive or abusive tax avoidance
• Tax fraud
  • What is it?
• Types of tax fraud
  • VAT fraud
  • Example of VAT fraud: fraud in the traded markets
• Tax fraud schemes
  • Acquisition fraud
  • Carousel fraud