## Virtual: Current Issues in Tax Law Design

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Virtual: Current Issues in Tax Law Design](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ct/2021/tlwdct21-04v)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: CT 21.04V
- Location: Beijing, China
- Dates: March 15-17, 2021 (1 week)
- Delivery method: Virtual Training
- Primary language: English

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### Target audience and qualifications
- Target Audience:
  - Director-Generals or Commissioners of tax authorities of Belt and Road Initiative countries, or their deputies.
- Qualifications:
  - Participants should have a solid knowledge of fiscal and tax law, as well as strong English reading and speaking skills.

### Course description
- Presented by staff and experts of the IMF Legal Department.
- Focuses on current international issues in tax law design.
- Covers a wide range of issues on the agenda of today's tax policymakers, especially:
  - Cross-border and base erosion issues related to income and consumption taxes.
  - Various tax law design issues relevant to foreign direct investments.

### Course objectives
- Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
  - Identify key legal and current policy issues and best practice approaches to addressing them, such as through law reform.
  - Identify legal design approaches that have proven effective, based on cross-jurisdictional experiences shared by presenters and fellow participants.

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## References

- [Virtual Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [Core Elements of Banking Supervision (CBS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2027/cbsat27-10)
- [Advanced Government Finance Statistics (GFS-A)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/gfs-ace26-45)
- [Fiscal Sustainability (FS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/fsce26-38)
- [Safeguards Assessments of Central Banks (SAC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/sacat26-30)
- [Macroeconomic Management in Resource Rich Countries (MRC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/mrcce26-44)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ct/2021/tlwdct21-04v_