VITARA: Strengthening Tax Administration

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Participants should come from ministries of finance or tax administrations where they hold a mid- to senior-level management or leadership position and have a good understanding of tax administration.
Target Audience:
- Mid- to senior-level officials from ministries of finance and tax administrations whose responsibilities include leading a tax administration or tax administration functions.
- Officials interested to strengthen and broaden their knowledge of managing a modern tax administration.
- Duties likely include people and functional leadership, strategic planning and managing organizational, information technology, tax compliance, and other major tax functions and issues.

Presented jointly by the IMF Fiscal Affairs Department and the Intra-European Organization of Tax Administrations (IOTA).
Practical approach to strengthening leadership, management and governance skills.
Designed to broaden participants' knowledge of and approaches to the main challenges senior leaders face in administering, monitoring, and managing a modern tax administration.
Utilizes a blend of VITARA (Virtual Training to Advance Revenue Administration) products.
Participants will be introduced to modern and practical approaches across a range of areas, which may include:
- Strategic management and the design and execution of organizational reforms.
- Performance management and accountability.
- Institutional and organizational arrangements, including organizational design, management, and governance, and people leadership.
- Information technology and data management, and enterprise risk management.
- Internationally recognized compliance risk management approaches covering core tax functions.
Course is intended to grow individual leadership capability and participants should be prepared to actively participate in group activities and discussions using real-life (anonymized) experiences.

Describe and analyze the organization and core functions of modern tax administrations, and the key challenges and approaches to managing tax compliance.
Summarize common barriers and approaches to leadership and tax system reform, including the options available for improvement of their organization.
Actively reflect on their own leadership practice, articulating areas of strength and opportunity for themselves and their organization.
Gain a thorough understanding of the VITARA curriculum and how it could support building capacity and development of leadership in their organization.