VITARA - Audit Program
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- VITARA - Audit Program
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Bibliographic details
- Published: July 22, 2025
Upcoming offerings
| Start date | End date | Location | Delivery Method | Session No. | Primary & (Interpretation) language | Apply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | April 15, 2027 | Course conducted online | [Online Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods) | OL 26.220 | English | [Apply online](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.220E) by April 1, 2027 |
| September 1, 2026 | April 15, 2027 | Course conducted online | [Online Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods) | OL 26.252 | French | [Apply online](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.220E) by April 1, 2027 |
Overview
- Training Program: VITARA - Audit Program (VITARA-AUD)
- Purpose: Build knowledge and understanding of how audit contributes to compliance, and key considerations in managing and executing an audit program.
- Covered areas:
- The legal framework for audit.
- Organization and governance of the audit function.
- The audit process.
- Staffing, training, systems, tools, and performance measurement in the audit domain.
- Topic: Fiscal Issues
Target Audience
- Executives and senior managers in tax administrations responsible for developing and managing the audit function.
- Other tax administration staff involved in auditing taxpayers.
- Tax officials who work in related areas such as compliance risk management.
Qualifications
- No educational prerequisites.
- Appropriate for tax administration staff with a foundational knowledge of tax administration practices.
- Primary audience: senior and executive officials working in the audit function.
- Also supports staff with no previous experience in auditing who wish to establish a robust audit program in their organization for the first time.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this module, participants should be able to:
- Describe the role of audit in compliance.
- Understand the relationship between compliance risk management, case selection and audit.
- Delineate the legislative provisions, organization, tools and systems needed to support an audit program.
- Identify audit-related performance measures at strategic, operational, and individual level.