English for Tax Administration 2 Lecturer: Miljen Matijašević G10, room 6/I, Wed 11:00-12:00 e-mail: miljen.matijasevic@gmail.com Session 1

English for Tax Administration 2 – Course outline Coursebook: Javornik Čubrić, M., English for Tax Professionals, Narodne novine, 2018. presentations available at http://www.pravo.unizg.hr/SJ/predmet/ejzps2

English for Tax Administration 2 – syllabus DATE CONTENT 1 27 Feb 2018 Introduction to the Course 2 6 Mar 2018 What are taxes? – Types of Taxes 3 13 Mar 2018 Purposes of Taxation 4 20 Mar 2018 The General Tax Law 5 27 Mar 2018 Principles of Taxation 6 3 Apr 2018 Taxes in Croatia 7 17 Apr 2018 Value Added Tax 8 24 Apr 2018 Personal Income Tax 9 8 May 2018 Corporate Income Tax 10 15 May 2018 Final Revision 11 22 May 2018 End-of-term test 12 29 May 2018 Signatures and Tutorials

Examination Oral examination (preceded by a written qualifying test) Attendance optional but recommended Regular attendants can take the exam early

Requirements for the examination Mastering relevant vocabulary Being able to talk about the topics covered by the curriculum, using relevant terms The extra material covered in class will help you understand the content and prepare for the exam The exam will test the knowledge of the content presented in the coursebook and presentations

Optional assignments presentations on topics related to the curriculum duration: 15-20 minutes 2 students prepare each presentation as a joint project minimum 3 sources must be consulted (e.g. one main and two additional)

Presentations Before giving the presentation, students MUST: consult the lecturer about the topic consult the lecturer about the sources show the entire PP presentation, as well as the outline and notes at least one week before giving the presentation consult the lecturer about the pronunciation of difficult words

Presentations REWARD for participating in a successful presentation: you can SKIP the oral examination HOWEVER... you still have to take the written test you MUST attend the classes

Presentations Some suggested areas: banking Ministry of Finance Tax Administration court system etc.

Saying numbers

Saying numbers Dates and years Amounts £29.99 Decimals and percentages 23.3.1984 23 Mar 1984 Mar 23 1984 1904 2000 Amounts £29.99 40p $15.25 $0.99 Decimals and percentages 75 % 0.5 % 95.75 4.125 Big numbers 7,250 150,256 1,000,000 (1m) 3m

Saying numbers Dates and years Prices 23.3.1984, 23 Mar 1984, etc. the twenty-third (of) March nineteen eighty-four Mar 23 1984 March the twenty-third nineteen eighty-four 1904 2000 nineteen oh four (year) two thousand Prices £29.99 twenty-nine pounds ninety- nine (pence) 40p forty pence, forty p /pi:/ $15.25 fifteen dollars twenty-five (cents) $0.99 ninety-nine cents Decimals and percentages 75 % seventy-five percent 0.5 % nought/zero point five percent 95.75 ninety-five point seven five 4.125 four point one two five Big numbers 7,250 seven thousand two hundred and fifty 150,256 one hundred and fifty thousand two hundred and fifty six 1,000,000 (1m) one million 3m three million NOTE: percent, hundred, thousand, million – always singular!!!

Saying numbers - exercise Write out these numbers in full: 268,741 0.987 €52,955,659.68 4,984.6518 £12,519.99 75.975 %

Saying numbers - exercise 268,741 – two hundred and sixty-eight thousand seven hundred and forty-one 0.98 – zero point nine-eight €52,955,659.68 – fifty-two million nine hundred and fifty- five thousand six hundred and fifty-nine euros sixty-eight cents 4,984.6518 – four thousand nine hundred and eighty-four point six-five-one-eight £12,519.99 – twelve thousand five hundred and nineteen pounds ninety-nine pence 75.975 % - seventy-five point nine-seven-five percent

Thank you for your attention!