Inga Kempele

Manager, PwC Latvia

Kalvis Gavars

Marketing and Communications Leader, PwC Latvia

Ever-changing legislation puts additional pressure on businesses and individuals. To make sure you haven’t missed any important changes and to spot potential risks early, the best solution is to keep up with the changes and know your way around the relevant resources.

PwC’s Academy is a study platform created by PricewaterhouseCoopers SIA (PwC) that offers online training on taxes and other relevant and important business topics to everyone who is interested. PwC’s Academy lecturers are skilled and experienced PwC professionals who work with Latvian and international companies in various industries, take part in drafting laws and regulations, discuss those with government agencies, and have a good understanding of Latvian and foreign tax systems.

As part of PwC’s Academy, we are starting the 15th season of studies in our 6-month Tax Foundation Course. We are happy about more than 1,000 students who have taken the opportunity over these years to gain a better understanding and improve their knowledge of tax matters.

During the Tax Foundation Course classes, the webinar participants will be exploring theoretical questions, analysing practical examples, and reading explanations given by the responsible authorities. Every participant has a chance to send in their questions or ask them in class. Regular self-tests will be run to reinforce the knowledge gained.

The participants will receive all the necessary materials before class. The correct test answers will be sent after class. Participants don’t need to worry if they cannot attend class at the appointed time – a video recording will be provided for all classes.

The course content and topics will be especially valuable for CEOs and accountants, financial accounting and governance experts, lawyers, consultants and human capital managers, as well as other interested individuals who want to understand tax matters.

The Tax Foundation Course is split into several modules. You can attend the full course of study or choose a separate training module you are interested in. The training runs in the Latvian language once a week on Wednesdays at 14.00–17.30. A special early sign-up offer is available with a saving of EUR 391 until 5 October!

Your benefits from attending this programme:

• Knowledge that will let you feel secure and confident about various tax matters
• A better understanding of the Latvian tax system and basic principles, as well as legal and accounting aspects
• Practical skills in applying taxes
• An opportunity to check your knowledge through tests
• PwC tax expert advice and support on relevant topics during the studies
• Easy to use materials
• PwC’s Academy certificate for completing the course if you choose to take the tests, or a certificate for attending the course without tests
• An opportunity for those who completed separate modules in previous years to continue their studies and complete the remaining modules
• Access to MindLink.lv, PwC’s tax and business vortal, during the studies

In previous years, students praised the quality of the programme and the opportunity to use the knowledge gained in their daily work. Here’s some of the feedback:

“Thank you to the competent lecturers who know how to present complex information in an understandable way, using clear sequences and examples.”

“There was plenty of information! My knowledge was both renewed and improved. It was very useful to get the right answers with comments and video recordings.”

“The organisation, the content of materials and the delivery were top class.”

“The presentation materials with very good examples will now serve me as good crib notes to jog my memory.”

“I liked the solutions with self-tests on menti.com and small tests involving the seminar participants.”

More information and signing up

All the courses and webinars run by PwC are described on PwC’s Academy website, and we encourage you to follow PwC’s Academy Facebook page.