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This page is dedicated to analytical tools and data as well as country-specific reports, conferences and other events, and online learning programs in the revenue domain.
The IMF has developed analytical tools and survey instruments that are used to identify the relative strengths and weaknesses of countries’ revenue administration and tax policy. The results can be used to set strategic priorities, design interventions, and allocate scarce resources to support targeted and balanced development. The IMF has also developed online learning programs that help government officials in designing, administering, and modernizing their tax system. The country-specific reports are the results of IMF CD missions, various consultations, and other engagements with member countries in the revenue field.
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This section contains analytical tools and data sources providing useful insights into tax policy and tax and customs administration issues.
Among the analytical tools are ISORA and ISOCA which contain data on tax and customs administrations—allowing comparative cross-country analysis of revenue administration operations, performance, and other characteristics. RA-GAP facilitates tax gap analysis. FARI enables the evaluation and analysis of fiscal regimes for the extractive industries. WoRLD is a compilation of government tax and non-tax revenues whereas the TPRD is a novel and comprehensive database of tax policy measures.
NEWTechnical Note
Tax Administration: Essential Analytics for Compliance Risk Management
NEWToolkit
NEWPodcast
Departmental Paper
Departmental Paper
Departmental Paper
Departmental Paper
Diagnostic Assessment Tool
NEWTechnical Note
Technical Note
Estimating the Corporate Income Tax Gap : The RA-GAP Methodology
Technical Note
Country report
Country report
Country report
NEWCountry Report
Belgium: Technical Assistance Report-Revenue Administration Gap Analysis Program–The Value Added Tax
Technical Note
Technical Note
Technical Note
A Technical Working Group (Joint IMF/WCO) Paper on Customs Administration Data – ISOCA 2019
Working Paper
The Evolution of Potential VAT Revenues and C-Efficiency in Advanced Economies
Model
Data
Diagnostic Assessment Tool
Database
Country report
Country report
Country report
This section includes a selection of documents highlighting the country specific capacity development work of the IMF as well as experiences of individual countries in domestic revenue mobilization.
Sharing experience and information through country reports facilitates international and peer-group comparisons and is often useful in providing an indication of key issues as well as how achievable specific development targets are, and over what timescale.
Working Paper
NEWCountry report
Cambodia: Technical Assistance Report-Training in Investigation Techniques
NEWCountry report
NEWCountry report
Iraq: General Commission for Taxes: Strategic Direction for Prioritized Reforms
NEWCountry report
NEWCountry report
NEWCountry report
Sri Lanka: Technical Assistance Report-Governance Diagnostic Assessment
Country report
Country report
Albania: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2022 Article IV Mission
Country report
Country report
Country report
Country report
Country report
Country report
Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) : Selected Issues
Country report
Country report
Country report
Country report
Country report
Country report
Country report
Country report
NEWSelected Issues
NEWSelected Issues Paper
Country report
NEWCountry Report
Country report
Country report
Maldives: Technical Assistance Report-Modernizing the Goods and Services Tax
Country report
Country report
Niger : First Review under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement-Press Release and Staff Report
Country report
Country report
Nigeria : Nigeria’s Tax Revenue Mobilization: Lessons from Successful Revenue Reform Episodes
Country report
Country report
Peru: Technical Assistance Report-Tax Regime for Small Taxpayers and Special Economic Zones
Country report
Country report
Country report
Country report
Romania:Technical Assistance Report on Improving Revenues from the Recurrent Property Tax
Country report
Country report
Country report
Country report
Kingdom of the Netherlands Aruba: Toward a Sustainable Tax System
Country report
Country report
Chile : Technical Assistance Report—Assessment of Tax Expenditures and Corrective Taxes
Country report
Chile: Technical Assistance Report-An Evaluation of Improved Tax Options
Country report
Country report
Country report
Country report
Country report
Country report
Country report
Country report
Lebanon: Technical Assistance Report on Putting Tax Policy Back on Track
Country report
Maldives: Technical Assistance Report—Estimating Tax Expenditures
Country report
Country report
Republic of Moldova: Technical Assistance Report - Performance Assessment Report
Country report
Country report
Country report
Romania:Technical Assistance Report on Reforming Personal Income Taxation
Country report
Country report
Country report
Country report
Country report
Country report
Country report
Kingdom of the Netherlands—Sint Maarten: Technical Assistance Report—Sustainable Tax Reforms
Country report
Uganda : Technical Assistance Report-Fiscal Regimes for Extractive Industries: Next Phase (NEED URL)
Country report
Country report
A schedule of IMF conferences, seminars, and workshops allowing government officials with interest in fiscal issues to follow the live or on-demand version of these events.
A selection of past and upcoming, live and virtual IMF conferences, seminars, workshops, and similar events in the revenue domain providing details on the title, date, and location of the events as well as the topics covered, and the presenters involved.
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NewConferences and Seminars
NewConferences and Seminars
Analytical Corner: Building Tax Capacity in Developing Countries
NewConferences and Seminars
NewConferences and Seminars
13th IMF-Japan High-Level Tax Conference for Asian Countries
NewConferences and Seminars
Conferences and Seminars
Customs Workshops on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
Conferences and Seminars
Speech: EU Tax Symposium - Road to 2050: A Tax Mix for the Future
Conferences and Seminars
Speech: Opening Remarks at the Twelfth IMF-Japan High-Level Tax Conference
NEWConferences and Seminars
IMF Videos: Fiscal Forum: Improving Tax Capacity in Developing Countries
Conferences and Seminars
Conferences and Seminars
Conferences and Seminars
Conferences and Seminars
2022 IMF/WBG Tax Conference - Global Minimum Tax and Developing Countries: What Next?
Conferences and Seminars
Tax Administration Diagnostic Assessment Tool Accreditation (TADAT)
Conferences and Seminars
Revenue Mobilization for a Resilient and Inclusive Recovery in the Middle East and Central Asia
Conferences and Seminars
Conferences and Seminars
Conferences and Seminars
The Eleventh IMF-Japan High-Level Tax Conference for Asian Countries (virtual)
Conferences and Seminars
Conferences and Seminars
Conferences and Seminars
Conferences and Seminars
WB/IMF Tax Conference - Taxation of the Wealthy in Developing Countries
Conferences and Seminars
Capacity Development Talk: Building Capacity in Fragile States
Conferences and Seminars
Event: Customs Matters; Strengthening Customs Administration in a Changing World
Conferences and Seminars
Conferences and Seminars
Conferences and Seminars
Conferences and Seminars
International Tax Competition: Challenges for Developing Countries
Conferences and Seminars
Splitting the Riches: The Present and Future of Taxation by Formula
Conferences and Seminars
Conferences and Seminars
Conferences and Seminars
IMF-ADB Seminar on Medium-Term Revenue Strategy and Related Issues
As part of its capacity development toolbox, the IMF offers multiple, highly effective online courses both for tax policy as well as revenue administration professionals.
The IMF online course portfolio in the revenue space allows government officials to gain or broaden their knowledge in relevant areas such as management and governance of tax administrations, tax gap and revenue performance analysis, the design, administration, and monitoring of a tax system, revenue forecasting, as well as fiscal policy and its macroeconomic implications.
Online Learning
Online Learning
VITARA Microlearning: Reform Management Specific Topics: Managing a Reform Program
Online Learning
VITARA Microlearning: Reform Management Fundamentals: Setting Up a Reform Program
Online Learning
Online Learning
Online Learning
Online Learning
Online Learning
Online Learning
Online Learning
Online Learning
Online Learning
Online Learning
IMF Summer School Virtual Training to Advance Revenue Administration (VITARA)
Online Learning
Online Learning
Online Learning
Online Learning
Online Learning
Online Learning
Online Learning
Online Learning
Online Learning
If you have any questions about the IMF’s work in the revenue domain, please contact us.