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Integrated Tax Administration Systems (ITAS) form the backbone of modern tax agencies, enabling streamlined processes like registration, assessment, returns processing, payments, audits, and collections. These systems support performance measurement by providing real-time data across core modules, allowing tax …
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Introduction: The Dawn of a New Tax Era On 8 October 2021, the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) reached a historic consensus: 136 jurisdictions agreed to implement a two-pillar solution addressing the tax challenges arising from digitalisation of the economy.1 While Pillar One …
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Executive Summary In an era defined by digital transformation, public financial institutions and tax administrations are under increasing pressure to modernize their legacy systems. The need for efficiency, transparency, and enhanced service delivery has never been greater. Enter Antares, a robust, flexible, and …
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Abstract In an era of increasing fiscal pressures and technological disruption, nations worldwide are grappling with the challenge of maximizing tax revenue without stifling economic growth. This blog post argues that effective tax administration—a distinct discipline often misunderstood and undervalued—is the critical …
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Overview This comprehensive report presents a detailed analysis and transformation strategy for underperforming tax administrations in small states and developing countries. Using a hypothetical case study of the People’s Republic Revenue Authority (PRRA), the document addresses critical challenges that plague many …
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In their book If We Can Put a Man on the Moon, Eggers and O’Leary1 identify seven critical traps that are highly relevant to the formulation of an effective strategy in Goverment: The Tolstoy Trap (Tolstoy Syndrome): Seeing only what you want to see and ignoring inconvenient facts. The Design-Free Design Trap: …
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The global tax administration sector stands at a crossroads. Legacy systems strain under outdated architectures, compliance costs consume 30% of operational budgets, and citizens increasingly demand transparency in how governments manage public funds12. Enter the ViSe Framework – a groundbreaking solution redefining …
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In an era where digital transformation dominates corporate boardrooms and technological solutions are often viewed as panaceas for organizational inefficiencies, a growing body of evidence suggests that technology alone cannot deliver the transformational results that business process reengineering (BPR) promises. …
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Tax administration systems worldwide rely on foundational principles to ensure efficiency, compliance, and fairness. Among these principles, periodicity -the systematic division of tax obligations into discrete time intervals- serves as a cornerstone for both governments and taxpayers. This article explores the …
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The global economy is reeling from the seismic shockwaves of the Trump administration’s April 2025 tariff announcement, which imposed a 10% baseline levy on nearly all U.S. imports and escalated rates up to 54% for key trading partners like China123. This protectionist pivot—the most aggressive since the Smoot-Hawley …
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