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VITARA - Compliance Risk Management (VITARA-CRM)

VITARA-HRM

This course provides fundamental knowledge on the concepts related to compliance risk management (CRM), and its elements in a tax administration. In addition, the course explains how CRM helps tax administrations achieve their core function of managing and improving taxpayer compliance. Among others, the course covers the organizational, governance and management arrangements needed for effective CRM, the importance and use of data for CRM purposes as well as the various processes and methods tax administrations employ to maximize taxpayer compliance. 

This course is a joint initiative of four international organizations: Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT), Intra-European Organisation of Tax Administrations (IOTA), International Monetary Fund (IMF), and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). 

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    Target Audience

    Executives and senior managers in tax administrations responsible for compliance risk management; HQ managers and staff dealing with compliance risk management.

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    Qualifications

    Access to a computer with a reliable Internet connection and a Google Chrome web browser is essential.

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    Course Objectives

    Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

    • Define the concept of compliance risk management and its benefits for tax administrations.  
    • Delineate the strategic role of CRM.
    • Outline the compliance risk management framework, its inputs and outputs.
    • Describe the compliance risk management process. 
    • Determine the necessary organizational and governance arrangements. 
    • Explain the role of senior leaders of a tax administration in compliance risk management. 
    • Identify specific issues low-income countries need to address to begin their CRM journey.
    • Identify critical success factors of CRM.
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    Upcoming Offering

    Start date End date Location Delivery Method Session No. Primary & (Interpretation) language Apply
    May 1, 2024 April 15, 2025 Course conducted online Online Training OL 24.188 English Apply online by April 1, 2025
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