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Digital public finance fails when the e-filing portal is down, the TIN is duplicated, and a small trader is told to return with a document that only exists in the capital. This programme starts there. You will map a taxpayer journey, interrogate an IFMIS extract, and write a note a director of revenue can act on—without this university awarding a practising certificate. African Future University centres African revenue and treasury practice: informal sectors, customs–tax interfaces, and donor-funded systems that ignore the government calendar. AfCFTA appears as VAT and origin paperwork firms actually face, not as a secretariat secondment. The award is academic. It is not CPA, not ACCA, and not a licence to sign audits. It is for officers who must keep a digital tax process honest when the generator dies on filing day. You will compare a capital e-filing journey with a rural trader told to return with a document that only exists in town. Identity-checked exams test process maps and IFMIS reading. CPA and ACCA remain separate professional routes this MSc does not replace. Study is tuition-free online aside from the examination fee. MSc Digital Public Finance and Tax Administration is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 18 months, and the credit total is 36. Students move from TIN Integrity and Informal Sectors through TIN Integrity and Informal Sectors; E-Filing when Portals Fail; VAT, Excise, and Small-Trader Reality; IFMIS Extracts versus Budget Theatre; Payroll and Commitment Controls; Local-Government Own-Source Revenue, and finish on Writing for Revenue and Treasury Desks. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students read a set of figures, build a small case, and state which assumption moves the result. Reading is financial statements, a recognition note, and a risk report. The artefact a marker expects is a recommendation that separates the decision, the numbers, and the risk. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Map an e-filing or TIN process including downtime workarounds Interrogate IFMIS extracts for execution versus ceremony Write bilingual taxpayer-guidance and internal notes Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. This course does not confer an accounting, audit, or financial-services licence. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.
Thirty-six credits: tax administration operations, digital PFM, integrity and exemptions, and a process capstone. Identity-checked exams. No professional accountancy licence is awarded.
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Tuition is free. Examinations are free. There is no exam fee. Study from anywhere in the world.
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
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| AFU741 | TIN Integrity and Informal Sectors Students read a set of statements and explain what a manager can and cannot conclude. The module is TIN Integrity and Informal Sectors.
| 3 |
| AFU742 | E-Filing when Portals Fail Students build a small valuation and state the assumptions that move the result. The module is E-Filing when Portals Fail.
| 3 |
| AFU743 | VAT, Excise, and Small-Trader Reality Students identify a financial risk and the control that would catch it. The module is VAT, Excise, and Small-Trader Reality.
| 3 |
| AFU744 | Customs–Tax Interfaces as Paperwork Students write an investment or operating case for one organisation. The module is Customs–Tax Interfaces as Paperwork.
| 3 |
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
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| AFU745 | IFMIS Extracts versus Budget Theatre Students read a set of statements and explain what a manager can and cannot conclude. The module is IFMIS Extracts versus Budget Theatre.
| 3 |
| AFU746 | Payroll and Commitment Controls Students build a small valuation and state the assumptions that move the result. The module is Payroll and Commitment Controls.
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| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
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| AFU749 | Exemptions, Waivers, and Political Pressure Students read a set of statements and explain what a manager can and cannot conclude. The module is Exemptions, Waivers, and Political Pressure.
| 3 |
| AFU750 | EN/FR Public-Finance Administration Documents Students build a small valuation and state the assumptions that move the result. The module is EN/FR Public-Finance Administration Documents.
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| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
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| AFU753 | Public-Finance Research Methods Students read a set of statements and explain what a manager can and cannot conclude. The module is Public-Finance Research Methods.
| 3 |
| AFU754 | Process Diagnosis Students build a small valuation and state the assumptions that move the result. The module is Process Diagnosis.
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Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.
The published duration is 18 months. Teaching language: English + French assessment options. Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.
This is a fully online award. You study from your country. No student visa and no campus relocation are required.
Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. Examination or administrative fees may apply at checkout — never an annual tuition invoice. Check the Fees page for any extras.
Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.
Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.
Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. African Future University publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.
Start an application on this website. Progress is saved from the first step. Admissions: admissions@afutureuni.com.
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| AFU747 | Local-Government Own-Source Revenue Students identify a financial risk and the control that would catch it. The module is Local-Government Own-Source Revenue.
| 3 |
| AFU748 | Donor Systems versus Government Calendars Students write an investment or operating case for one organisation. The module is Donor Systems versus Government Calendars.
| 3 |
| 3 |
| AFU751 | Taxpayer Rights and Complaints Students identify a financial risk and the control that would catch it. The module is Taxpayer Rights and Complaints.
| 3 |
| AFU752 | Ethics of Data Matching and Surveillance Students write an investment or operating case for one organisation. The module is Ethics of Data Matching and Surveillance.
| 3 |
| 3 |
| AFU755 | Writing for Revenue and Treasury Desks Students identify a financial risk and the control that would catch it. The module is Writing for Revenue and Treasury Desks.
| 3 |
| AFU756 | Capstone: Digital Public-Finance Operations File Students write an investment or operating case for one organisation. The module is Capstone: Digital Public-Finance Operations File.
| 3 |