Revenue Portal

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The Revenue Portal presents the IMF’s work on revenue issues, including tax policy and tax and customs administration, led by the Fiscal Affairs Department (FAD).
The Portal encompasses Capacity Development (CD) and research products: reports, tools, working papers, technical notes, publications, training courses, and seminars, forming a repository of IMF work for the international community.
Contact for engagement and support: revenueportal@IMF.org

Departmental Paper: "Building Tax Capacity for Growth and Development: Evidence-Based Analysis for Mobilizing Domestic Revenue" — Available Now: October 2025.
Working Paper: "Closing the Gap: How Tax Administration Performance Shapes Compliance" — October 2026.
How to Note: "How to Summarize and Interpret Income Tax Schedules" — September 2026.
Analytical finding (from Tax Policy resources): "Crossing and sustaining a tax-to-GDP ratio above 10% significantly boosts long-term growth and institutional development, when accompanied by broader financial development and governance improvements."

FAD provides CD in fiscal policy and tax/customs administration reform design and implementation, sharing knowledge with ministries of finance and tax and customs administrations, and supporting modernization of fiscal systems and institutions.
Delivery modalities:
- (i) IMF staff and qualified technical experts offer expert advice to country officials both in country and remotely from headquarters;
- (ii) a network of Regional Capacity Development Centers provides hands-on implementation support to countries under the guidance of headquarters;
- (iii) in-person and online training courses are provided for government officials on targeted topics.
CD activities include strategic advice, hands-on implementation support, peer-to-peer learning, and training.

TADAT: The Tax Administration Diagnostic Assessment Tool provides an objective assessment of the health of key components of a country’s system of tax administration.
VITARA: The Virtual Training to Advance Revenue Administration is a joint project with the OECD, CIAT, and IOTA to strengthen tax administrations’ knowledge in various institutional and technical areas.
PCT: The Platform for Collaboration on Tax is a joint initiative of the IMF, OECD, UN, and World Bank Group to strengthen collaboration on domestic resource mobilization.
ISORA: The International Survey on Revenue Administration collects national-level information and data on tax administration for comparative analysis.
ISOCA: The International Survey on Customs Administration is a survey from the IMF and the WCO covering various aspects of customs administration for comparative analysis and research.

Regional Capacity Development Centers
- Regional Capacity Development Centers (Markdown version)
- Regional Capacity Development Centers (PDF)
Fiscal Affair'S Capacity Development Model
- Fiscal Affair'S Capacity Development Model (Markdown version)
- Fiscal Affair'S Capacity Development Model (PDF)