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The importance of a fair, efficient and effective tax system is clear. Domestic tax revenues are the largest and most important source of financing for sustainable development. Tax revenues can reduce poverty, increase equity, provide essential public goods such as education and health, correct market failures, and generate economic growth and better opportunities for all. The success of a TIWB Programme is reliant on the participation of all key stakeholders including Host Administrations, Experts, Partner Administrations and global Donor Partners.
Host Administration
Tax administrations of countries seeking expert assistance to build audit capacity.
Experts
Recently retired, current, or former tax audit experts with experience working in national tax administrations.
Partner Administration
Tax administrations who want to contribute, via secondment, currently serving tax officials to be Experts for a TIWB Programme.
Donors
Organisations providing financial support for TIWB tax audit assistance programmes.
Botswana
The first TIWB South-South co-operation programme was hosted in Botswana in 2017, supported by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). The success of this programme paved the way for many more South-South co-operation partnerships.
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Georgia
David Chitaishvili, Head of International Taxation Cooperation Division at the Georgia Revenue Service (GRS) shares how TIWB programmes help GRS achieve its objective of integrating international best practices and experiences into domestic tax administration.
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Germany
Germany is strong supporter of the Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) initiative and has deployed one of its own experts from the Federal Central Tax office of Germany – with the support of the Federal Ministry of Finance - to Tax Administration Jamaica to work on real, current tax audit cases, focussing on the tourism and food and beverages sectors.
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India
India is a strong South-South co-operation supporter of the Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) initiative and to date, has committed to support as a Partner Administration for three TIWB programmes in Eswatini, Sierra Leone and Uganda.
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Jamaica
Marlene Nembhard Parker, Chief Tax Counsel, Legislation, Treaties and International Tax Matters at TAJ reflects on how TIWB programmes have helped TAJ to build staff capacity on transfer pricing, since transfer pricing rules were newly enacted in 2015.
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The Maldives
The Maldives Inland Revenue Authority, in partnership with the Financial Directorate of the Slovak Republic, is currently hosting a Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) tax audit assistance programme, focussing on the tourism and hospitality sectors.
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The Netherlands
The Netherlands have been a strong supporter and financer of the Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) initiative since the inception of the concept in 2012. To date, the Netherlands have led three TIWB programmes as a Partner Administration (namely in Rwanda and Ghana), transferring technical tax audit knowledge to Host Administration tax officials and working on real-time, current audit cases.
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Nigeria
Nigeria has been both a recipient and provider of Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) assistance - hosting three TIWB programmes, while also providing tax audit assistance to the Liberia Revenue Authority as a Partner Administration.
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Ukraine
The State Fiscal Service of Ukraine is currently hosting a Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) tax audit assistance programme through 2020 which focuses on capacity building. The programme is led by an Australian expert from TIWB’s Roster of Tax Audit Experts.
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