RA-GAP VAT Gap Estimation Model (VGAPx)
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Bibliographic details
- Session: OL 25.207
- Location: Course conducted online
- Dates: May 1, 2025 - April 15, 2026 (50 weeks)
- Delivery method: Online Training
- Primary language: French
- Status: Deadline passed
Training program and target audience
- Training Program: RA-GAP VAT Gap Estimation Model
- Target Audience:
- Officials in ministries of finance and revenue administrations, involved in tax gap and revenue performance analysis, both central and local governments.
Qualifications and participant prerequisites
- Participants are expected to have:
- strong familiarity with government finances,
- strong familiarity with value-added tax (VAT) design,
- at least an intermediate level of familiarity with national accounts.
- Technical requirements:
- Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills,
- access to a computer with a reliable Internet connection with a Google Chrome web browser.
Course description and structure
- Presented by: the Fiscal Affairs Department.
- Purpose: Provides instruction on how to prepare and execute VAT gap estimation model (VGEM) of the IMF’s Revenue Administration Gap Analysis Program (RA-GAP).
- Course modular structure:
- Module 1: an overview of the VAT gap modeling framework;
- Module 2: using the VAT gap estimation model;
- Module 3: measuring actual VAT;
- Module 4: constructing the potential VAT base;
- Module 5: running the model, interpreting the results, and troubleshooting.
Course objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Prepare the data inputs for VGEM.
- Produce and interpret the results from VGEM.
- Diagnose and correct for errors that might be effecting the results.
Additional IMF training context
- IMF offers online training to government officials and the public.
- Examples of other IMF training offerings (titles, languages, dates, modality, and locations):
- Core Elements of Banking Supervision (CBS) — English (French, Portuguese) | January 18-29, 2027 | In-person Training | Ebene, Mauritius
- Advanced Government Finance Statistics (GFS-A) — English (Arabic) | December 13-17, 2026 | In-person Training | Kuwait City, Kuwait
- Fiscal Sustainability (FS) — English (Arabic) | November 9-20, 2026 | In-person Training | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Safeguards Assessments of Central Banks (SAC) — English (French, Portuguese) | November 9-13, 2026 | In-person Training | Ebene, Mauritius
- Macroeconomic Management in Resource Rich Countries (MRC) — English (Arabic) | December 7-18, 2026 | In-person Training | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates