Using Administrative Data to Enhance Policymaking in Developing Countries: Tax Data and the National Accounts
IMF Working Papers, August 2, 2018
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- Authors: Lisbeth Rivas, Joe Crowley
- Published: August 2, 2018
- Series: IMF Working Papers
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484371701.001
Summary
- Authors: Lisbeth Rivas, Joe Crowley
- Date: August 2, 2018
- Core premise: Statistical agencies can improve national statistics by using administrative data, which are less burdensome than economic censuses and business surveys and can provide more timely, detailed, and accurate data with better coverage.
- Focus: Use of value added tax and income tax records to enhance compilation of national accounts statistics.
- Series: IMF Working Papers, Working Paper No. 2018/175, Issue: 175
Key findings and advantages of administrative data
- Administrative data can significantly enhance the quality of national statistics and produce synergies with tax administration and other government agencies.
- Compared to economic censuses and business surveys, administrative data:
- are less burdensome to collect,
- produce more timely data,
- produce more detailed data,
- produce more accurate data,
- offer better coverage.
- Specific administrative sources examined: value added tax records and income tax records, with application to national accounts compilation.
Subject coverage and keywords
- Subject areas: Data collection, Economic and financial statistics, Income and capital gains taxes, National accounts, Personal income, Taxes, Value-added tax
- Keywords: Administrative Data; Data collection; enterprise; Income and capital gains taxes; information; National Accounts; Pacific Islands; pay as you earn; Personal income; reporting burden; tax; tax authorities; tax authority; tax data; Value Added Tax; Value-added tax; WP