VITARA - Organization

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Access to a computer with a reliable Internet connection and a Google Chrome web browser is essential.

Executives and senior managers in tax administrations responsible for organizational design and operation including organizing people, processes, and work in a tax administration.
Other staff involved in the design and/or implementation of organizational arrangements for tax administrations.

This self-paced course helps build knowledge and understanding of critical features in the organizational design of tax administrations.
The course is a joint initiative of four international organizations: Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT), Intra-European Organisation of Tax Administrations (IOTA), International Monetary Fund (IMF), and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

Define the concept of organizational design and explain why it is important.
Identify the main organizational models used in the design of tax administrations and explain the advantages and disadvantages of the different models.
Compare the roles of Headquarters and Field Operations in a tax administration’s organizational structure.
Describe the importance of special units and functions within a tax administration’s organizational structure.
Better understand how tax administration organizational models can be adapted to accommodate new responsibilities and roles.
Identify critical elements and dependencies in tax administrative organizational design.