Online: VITARA - Audit Program

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Session: OL 26.252
Location: Course conducted online
Dates: September 1, 2026 - April 15, 2027 (33 weeks)
Delivery method: Online Training
Primary language: French
Status: Apply online by April 1, 2027

Logistics and Delivery

Session No.: OL 26.252
Location: Course conducted online
Date: September 1, 2026 - April 15, 2027 (33 weeks)
Delivery Method: Online Training
Primary Language: French

Target Audience

Executives and senior managers in tax administrations responsible for developing and managing the audit function.
Other tax administration staff involved in auditing taxpayers.
Tax officials who work in related areas such as compliance risk management.

Qualifications and Entry Requirements

This module has no educational prerequisites.
Appropriate for tax administration staff with a foundational knowledge of tax administration practices.
Primary audience includes senior and executive officials working in the audit function.
Also supports staff who have no previous experience in auditing and wish to establish a robust audit program in their organization for the first time.

Course Description

Aim: Build knowledge and understanding of how audit contributes to compliance, and key considerations in managing and executing an audit program.
Coverage:
- The legal framework for audit.
- Organization and governance of the audit function.
- The audit process.
- Staffing, training, systems, tools, and performance measurement in the audit domain.

Course Objectives (Upon completion, participants should be able to)

Describe the role of audit in compliance.
Understand the relationship between compliance risk management, case selection and audit.
Delineate the legislative provisions, organization, tools and systems needed to support an audit program.
Identify audit-related performance measures at strategic, operational, and individual level.

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