FTA, with the participation of state tax agencies is offering the Motor Fuel Tax Advanced Level Training course for 2012. The advanced level course will be held November 25-29, 2012 in Savannah, Georgia.
Requirement to Attend the Course
Participants should have basic knowledge of the motor fuel industry and experience working with motor fuel tax records and returns. It is mandatory attendance through 4:00pm Thursday, November 29, 2012 in order to receive a certificate of completion since this course is progressive.
A CALULATOR AND PENCILS ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS COURSE. NO COMPUTERS ARE ALLOWED.
Advanced Training Course
The advanced course is designed for experienced motor fuel administrators, auditors, investigators and employees of state, federal and the petroleum industry. The instructors will be state and petroleum industry employees with expertise in motor fuel audits and investigations. The advanced fuel training course is structured as follows:
- Participants will be introduced to working with taxpayer’s sales records to prepare monthly state tax returns using FTA Uniform Forms and Instructions.
- Participants will review returns as a basis for preliminary evaluation of information from the perspective of the state return processing and reconciliation.
- Participants will be introduced to audit techniques that facilitate the tracking of fuel transactions between dealers and tracking of tax and payment of those taxes.
- Participants will be introduced to interviewing techniques and provided with information required to document findings and evaluate possible criminal activity.
2012 Motor Fuels Advanced Training Class