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VAT and Tax Accounting for Growing SMEs

Record output and input tax correctly, prepare a return file, and keep the books ready for a tax review.

4.6(356 students)1,420 students

Created by Mustafa Mohammed Al-Obaidi

Last updated 2026-06English / Arabic

Placeholder curriculum for demonstration — topics and structure only.

VAT and Tax Accounting for Growing SMEs
48,000 IQD135,000 IQD
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Placeholder curriculum for demonstration — topics and structure only.

This course includes

  • 9 total hours
  • 9 lectures
  • Full lifetime access
  • Access on mobile and desktop
  • Certificate of completion
  • 30-day money-back placeholder
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What you'll learn

  • Separate taxable, exempt, and out-of-scope supplies
  • Post sales and purchase tax without mixing the control accounts
  • Build a working VAT return from the ledger
  • Keep a documentary file that survives a review

Learning roadmap

  1. Stage 1

    Tax in the books

    Where VAT lives in the chart of accounts.

  2. Stage 2

    Daily capture

    Invoices, bills, and the audit trail.

  3. Stage 3

    The return

    From control accounts to the filing pack.

  4. Stage 4

    Review readiness

    Exceptions, adjustments, and the file.

Course content

3 sections · 9 lectures · 9 total hours

  • Output tax, input tax, and control accountsPreview10:20
  • Taxable versus exempt supplies, simply12:35
  • Chart of accounts for a tax-ready file11:15

Requirements

  • Comfort with invoices, purchases, and the trial balance
  • This is practice accounting, not legal advice

Description

Placeholder tax course. You walk a month of sales and purchases, post the tax, and assemble a return working paper. Rules are illustrated with SME examples — always confirm current local requirements.

Who this course is for

  • Accountants preparing periodic tax packs
  • Bookkeepers in trading and service companies
  • Owners who want to know why the VAT number never ties

Instructor

Mustafa Mohammed Al-Obaidi

Mustafa Mohammed Al-Obaidi

Founder of Finance Station · Co-Founder & Managing Director, CopyBooks

Entrepreneur, financial consultant, and trainer with more than 12 years across Iraqi, regional, and international companies. Founder of Finance Station and Co-Founder and Managing Director of CopyBooks, an ERP platform for accounting, finance, sales, and inventory. He has trained more than 2,400 businesses and entrepreneurs, including programs with Riyada, Orange Corners, Makers of Baghdad, KAPITA, The Station, and GIZ.