Thinking Strategically about Revenue Administration Reform : The Creation of Integrated, Autonomous Revenue Bodies
Over the past two decades, two trends in tax administration reform have emerged – granting increased autonomy to tax administrations and establishing a unified integrated revenue authority (IRA) charged with administering both tax and customs laws and, in some cases, social security. This paper re...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/940661576565536211/Thinking-Strategically-about-Revenue-Administration-Reform-The-Creation-of-Integrated-Autonomous-Revenue-Bodies-Policy-Note http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33079 |
| Summary: | Over the past two decades, two trends in tax administration reform have emerged – granting increased
autonomy to tax administrations and establishing a unified integrated revenue authority (IRA) charged
with administering both tax and customs laws and, in some cases, social security. This paper reviews the
theory and practice of these revenue administration models and synthesizes lessons learned from the
World Bank’s engagement with clients in recent years. The paper looks at several case studies across the
world on the reform design as well as results of integration or increased autonomy. Semi-autonomous and
integrated revenue administration models have the potential to bring crucial improvements to the efficiency
and effectiveness of tax administration. The implementation shows both successes and challenges. The
paper concludes with listing pre-conditions for these reforms including need for comprehensive approach
of combining increased autonomy with improved administration processes and anticorruption efforts;
importance of building collation of all revenue bodies prior to integration; and focus on non-revenue
collecting functions of customs administration. |
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