Revenue Administration: A Toolkit for Implementing a Revenue Authority

Author/Editor:

Maureen Kidd ; William Joseph Crandall

Publication Date:

May 20, 2010

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This technical note presents a toolkit for implementing a revenue authority. This toolkit is a guide with a series of operational modules designed to assist countries when they implement a “revenue authority” to administer their tax and customs operations. It provides a definition of Revenue Authority (RA), a brief history of the concept, terminology, identification of key research documents, and a discussion on increasing autonomy in public institutions. It also presents a review of why countries choose the RA model for their revenue administration.

Series:

Technical Notes and Manuals No. 2010/008

Subject:

English

Publication Date:

May 20, 2010

ISBN/ISSN:

9781455277452/2075-8669

Stock No:

TNMEA2010008

Pages:

113

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