Deloitte & Touche LLP

I was given the opportunity to have my work attachment at Deloitte & Touche LLP, under the Goods and Services Tax Department from 15 January 2018 to 29 June 2018.

The Goods and Services Tax Department might have many misperceptions in terms of its job scope. When others hear of “GST”, they will think that it is as simple as calculating 7% on the goods or services we pay for. However, the Goods and Services Tax Department is more than just calculating the 7% tax. Being in the Goods and Services Tax Department provided me with many opportunities to try out different tasks and assignments. The following are some of the tasks that were assigned to me throughout my 6 months in Deloitte:

• Annual Continuance Review – assisted in doing annual continuance review of more than 100 companies to ensure that Deloitte’s independence is not compromised when taking up engagements with new or existing clients.
• Compliance – assigned to the filing of GST F5 returns for 3 clients at the end of the quarter.
• Assisted Self-help Kit Review – assisted in at least 4 Assisted Self-help Kit Review.
• Assisted Compliance Assurance Programme – assisted in at least 5 Assisted Compliance Assurance Programme.

As the only intern in the Goods and Services Tax Department, I was given many opportunities to learn different things and to be allowed to handle tasks that no interns have done before.

Overall, I feel that my time in Deloitte’s Goods and Services Tax Department has equipped me with the necessary knowledge and experience that I need to know about GST. I am sure this experience will definitely benefit me when I return back as a full-time staff after graduation. I look forward to learning even more from my mentors and seniors at work.

corporate social responsibility

As mentioned in my work attachment report, Deloitte has done a lot of CSR but I did not have the opportunity to participate in any of the volunteering work. However, as an intern, I played my part in ensuring environmental sustainability by trying to go paperless as much as possible. I only printed documents that are necessary.