How to Use the Assessment Tool of the IMF Framework for International Tax Administration Strengthening

IMF How To Notes, October 6, 2025

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The FITAS assessment tool allows an evaluation and rating of a tax administration’s capacity to manage international tax risks, against a continuum that represents progress toward international good practice.
For each FITAS category and element, questions are designed to help tax administrations reflect on their current situation and assess and rate their progress.
The assessment tool provides examples of the capabilities expected in each category and element.

Results of the assessment are presented in a consolidated format that encapsulates the administration’s status for ease of reference.
The outcome of the assessment is the identification of the administration’s capacity gaps.
Identified gaps can be used to:
- inform the development of an overarching strategic roadmap and action plans to deliver systematic improvement;
- guide the development of technical assistance priorities;
- inform discussions with partner agencies such as the IMF.

Primary users: tax administrations seeking to evaluate and strengthen capacity to manage international tax risks.
Secondary uses: designing technical assistance, prioritizing capacity building, and informing dialogue with partner agencies including the IMF.

Box 1. Responsibilities of an International Tax Unit
- Box 1. Responsibilities of an International Tax Unit (Markdown version)
- Box 1. Responsibilities of an International Tax Unit (PDF)