Tax Technology Course
Expert Level
Tax Technology Course: Dark Green Belt
The Dark Green Belt is a senior-manager level program focused on building the strategic and transformational skills needed to lead digital transformation projects in tax workflows. It’s delivered through 5 live workshops (2.5 hours each), supported by reading materials and videos, where you work through 50 - 100 Tax Technology Challenges with a peer group and experienced facilitators. Along the way, you gain practical training to design and execute a Tax Technology Transformation Plan (T3 Plan) for your organization.
What You'll Learn
A professional certified with a Dark Green Belt gains senior-level capability to lead tax workflow digitization through stronger tax data practices, certified processes and technology, and advanced automation concepts (AI/RPA).
Holistic View on Tax Data
Build a structured view of tax-relevant data using Tax Vision 2030, including ETL (Extract-Transform-Load), data definitions, collection/extraction, manipulation, visualization/analysis, and reporting.
Certified Technology & Smart Tax Data Flows
Understand what certified technology means in practice and how it enables a more integrated approach; covering smart tax data flows, bridging direct/indirect tax, and examples such as enriched TP data and CbCR data for tax risk insights.
AI & RPA for Better Decision-Making
Explore how AI and RPA can enhance tax operations, including four types of AI, machine learning vs deep learning, and practical AI applications linked to tax workflows and analytics.
Certified Processes & Data Foundations
Learn how mature tax functions handle data with certified processes, from data management and extraction to cleaning, preprocessing, loading, and working with databases.
Dashboarding, KPIs & Staying in Control
Develop the ability to translate tax data into decision-ready insights through dashboarding, types of dashboards, tax technology KPIs, and governance topics such as tax data governance and compliance tracking.
Building & Executing a T3 Plan
Learn how to connect ambition to execution by developing a full Tax Technology Transformation (T3) Plan, including target/aspiration, gap analysis, stakeholder analysis, project strategy, and ROI thinking.
Course Overview
Everything you need to know about the Dark Green Belt certification program structure, format, and investment.
Duration
Up to 80 hours (including workshops)
Exam
Tax Technology Transformation Plan (T3) + oral exam
Type
Online workshops and
self-paced
Access
12 months
Content
5 live workshops + reading materials + videos
Price
€ 3,495 + VAT
Who is it for?
The Dark Green Belt is designed for senior tax professionals who want to develop the strategic and transformational capabilities to lead the digitization of tax workflows.
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Tax familiarity (Light Green Belt encouraged): On top of having a solid understanding of tax concepts through your experience in tax, accounting, finance, or a related field, we recommend having the previous Belt Levels completed as the courses build on each other.
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No prior technology experience required: The course is designed for participants with varying levels of technical expertise, and you do not need any background in coding or tax technology tools.
CPD Certified Course
The Dark Green Belt is CPD certified, meaning the course has been independently reviewed and meets recognized standards for Continuing Professional Development. By completing it, you earn formal CPD credit that counts toward the annual learning requirements set by many professional bodies in tax, accounting, and finance. Your certificate serves as verified proof of structured professional development that you can submit to your institute or employer.
Download the Complete Dark Green Belt Curriculum
Get instant access to the Dark Green Belt Curriculum Guide. This document outlines the full course content, the progression from tax data foundations to advanced automation concepts, and the practical details you need to know before enrolling.
Inside, you’ll find in-depth coverage of Tax Vision 2030 and a holistic view on tax data (including ETL and data definitions), how to move from certified processes to certified technology, how to design and use dashboards and tax technology KPIs, and how AI/RPA can support better tax decision-making (including AI types and ML vs deep learning). The curriculum also covers how to translate this into a structured Tax Technology Transformation (T3) plan - connecting ambition, gap analysis, stakeholder alignment, project strategy, and ROI thinking.
Success Stories
Hear from professionals who have transformed their careers through the Belt System certification.
The e-Bright Belt journey took me from Yellow through Light Green, and I am now completing Dark Green. The programme bridges data, AI and real-world tax technology, and every concept is shown in action, so the learning is immediately applicable.
Cristian Garoli
Data Scientist
A new milestone! I successfully finished the Black Belt Level of The Belt System Tax Technology Certification Program! Thank you Steef Huibregtse and Prof. Dr. Robert Risse for the great training, guidance and support!
Ingeborg
First Black Belt in Tax Technology
"The course (Light Green Belt) provided me with a clear overview of how a digitalization process should take place. It is also a good source for IT literacy and jargon as well as easy to navigate for non-IT specialist."
Angelo G.
Transfer Pricing Specialist
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