Technical Notes and Manuals

Corporate Income Tax Gap Estimation by using Bottom-Up Techniques in Selected Countries: Revenue Administration Gap Analysis Program

By Patricio A Barra, Eric Hutton, Polina Prokof'yeva

October 31, 2023

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Patricio A Barra, Eric Hutton, and Polina Prokof'yeva. Corporate Income Tax Gap Estimation by using Bottom-Up Techniques in Selected Countries: Revenue Administration Gap Analysis Program, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2023) accessed November 8, 2024

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Summary

This technical note describes bottom-up CIT gap estimation techniques applied by revenue administrations in the following highly experienced countries in this approach: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The main topics included in the descriptions are techniques applied, CIT gap results, advantages and disadvantages of different available options, and future developments and recommendations for any revenue administration interested in starting bottom-up CIT gap estimation programs having no prior experience.

Subject: Auditing, Corporate income tax, Economic sectors, Expenditure, Public financial management (PFM), Revenue administration, Revenue Administration Gap Analysis Program (RA-GAP), Revenue performance assessment, Small and medium enterprises, Tax gap, Taxes

Keywords: Auditing, Bottom-up technique, CIT gap, Corporate Income Tax, Gap definition, Members of the Revenue Administration Gap Analysis Program, Ra-GAP team, Random Audit Program, Revenue Administration Gap Analysis Program (RA-GAP), Risk-Based Audits, Small and medium enterprises, Tax Administration, Tax Compliance, Tax Evasion, Tax Gap

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    37

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  • Series:

    Technical Notes and Manuals No. 2023/006

  • Stock No:

    TNMEA2023006

  • ISBN:

    9798400246265

  • ISSN:

    2075-8669