PWC makes VAT fun

AUDITING firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) yesterday launched Namibia’s first VAT game – ‘Connected Pursuit’ – designed and created by the company’s VAT team and produced entirely by Namibian suppliers.

The board game, which can be played by four to six people, brings a fun element to the VAT training programmes initiated by the company, and sets the stage for additional games that could focus on other training topics such as other types of tax, consultancy and governance. Launching the game at a conference with over 100 participants from the private and public sector across the country, PWC Managing Partner Albé Botha said the game gives a better understanding of VAT to clients undergoing training, and adds a fun factor to the process.He added that the board game concept allows for people to sit together around a table and share ideas, making it an enjoyable exercise.Participants at the conference tried out the game and said it enhanced their understanding of the VAT Act.In addition to VAT questions, the game also poses general knowledge questions to the players, who move around on a board with PWC’s corporate colours and various Namibian images.’Connected Pursuit’ is currently being used for PWC’s in-house and client training, and the company plans to continue testing the product before making it available to the public.”We are not in the game of selling games; we are in the game of teaching people,” Botha joked.Launching the game at a conference with over 100 participants from the private and public sector across the country, PWC Managing Partner Albé Botha said the game gives a better understanding of VAT to clients undergoing training, and adds a fun factor to the process.He added that the board game concept allows for people to sit together around a table and share ideas, making it an enjoyable exercise.Participants at the conference tried out the game and said it enhanced their understanding of the VAT Act.In addition to VAT questions, the game also poses general knowledge questions to the players, who move around on a board with PWC’s corporate colours and various Namibian images.’Connected Pursuit’ is currently being used for PWC’s in-house and client training, and the company plans to continue testing the product before making it available to the public.”We are not in the game of selling games; we are in the game of teaching people,” Botha joked.