Following the conclusion of the OECD Forum on Tax Administration meeting in Beijing China on May 13, 2016, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is now entering the next phase in the development of its prototype Knowledge Sharing Platform.
CATA will begin working with CRA officials in the coming weeks to
Many would scarcely believe that the two programs- Achieving Leadership Potential (ALP) and the Commonwealth Tax Auditors Course (CTAC) have been running since 1983. Of course significant changes have occurred over the years and some landmark achievements registered, yet these programs remain as relevant today as they were over three decades ago.
This relevance is underpinned by the fact that each year we do a horizon scan on the tax landscape to pick out emerging and trending issues that tax administrations confront. In this way we ensure that each curriculum is properly aligned to reflect and target these emerging issues.
The year 2016 is particularly exciting
In a communique issued at the conclusion of a recent meeting held in Shanghai, China, the Finance Ministers reaffirmed their commitment to the timely implementation of the BEPS Action Plans noting that it will create “fairness and level playing field” in international taxation .
Perhaps in reaction to the ongoing disquiet within the developing countries on the inclusiveness of the whole process, the Ministers “encouraged the non-G20 to join on equal footing”. What this means is not clear but
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The OECD Korea Policy Centre and CATA have agreed on a joint partnership that will see CATA members benefiting from trainings offered by the Centre in Seoul. During a recent meeting held at Marlborough House, London between CATA’s Executive Director and the Global Relations Manager (Tax Program) - Korea Tax Policy Centre Mr Lim Dong Hyun, the two parties discussed a wide range of issues relating to capacity building and cooperation among tax administrations.
Mr Hyun briefed the Executive Director on the upcoming training programs at the Centre and promised to extend an invitation to CATA members. He added that, subject to availability of funding, his Government would meet the accommodation expenses for the participants.
The Barbados Revenue Authority (BBR) has been selected to host the 37th Annual CATA Technical Conference, from 7 to 11 November 2016.
In his briefing to delegates attending the 36th Technical Conference in Malaysia, the representative of the Commissioner General of BBR, Mr Tyrone Lavine,