RA-GAP VAT Gap Estimation Model (VGAPx)
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Bibliographic details
- Session: OL 23.163
- Location: Course conducted online
- Dates: May 1, 2023 - April 15, 2024 (50 weeks)
- Delivery method: Online Training
- Primary language: French
- Status: Deadline passed
Target audience
- Officials in ministries of finance and revenue administrations involved in tax gap and revenue performance analysis.
Schedule and logistics
- Session No.: OL 23.163
- Location: Course conducted online
- Date: May 1, 2023 - April 15, 2024 (50 weeks)
- Delivery Method: Online Training
- Primary Language: French
- Deadline status: Deadline passed
Qualifications and technical requirements
- Expected background:
- Strong familiarity with government finances
- Familiarity with value-added tax (VAT) design
- At least an intermediate level of familiarity with national accounts
- Technical skills and equipment:
- Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills
- Access to a computer with a reliable Internet connection with a Google Chrome web browser
Course description and structure
- Presented by the Fiscal Affairs Department.
- Purpose: Provides instruction on how to prepare and execute VAT gap estimation model (VGEM) of the IMF’s Revenue Administration Gap Analysis Program (RA-GAP).
- Course broken into five modules covering:
- An overview of the VAT gap modeling framework
- Using the VAT gap estimation model
- Measuring actual VAT
- Constructing the potential VAT base
- Running the model, interpreting the results, and troubleshooting
Course objectives (learning outcomes)
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Prepare the data inputs for VGEM.
- Produce and interpret the results from VGEM.
- Diagnose and correct for errors that might be effecting the results.