{"id":2211,"date":"2022-01-26T15:21:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T15:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ataftax.org.www34.jnb2.host-h.net\/?post_type=news&p=2211"},"modified":"2023-05-09T15:31:36","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T15:31:36","slug":"african-tax-officials-receive-tadat-training-as-the-year-kickstarts-for-ataf","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ataftax.org\/fr\/pt-pt\/news\/african-tax-officials-receive-tadat-training-as-the-year-kickstarts-for-ataf\/","title":{"rendered":"African Tax Officials receive TADAT training as the year kickstarts for ATAF"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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ATAF has kickstarted the year on a development note by partnering with the TADAT secretariat to deliver TADAT training to senior management for African revenue administrations. Senior managers from Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda (ATAF Members) received training on the TADAT methodology benchmarked against international best practice This is the first joint TADAT senior leadership training for African revenue administrations.\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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PRETORIA \u2013 The\u00a0<\/span>African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF)<\/a>\u00a0has started its 2022 work programme with a Tax Administration Diagnostic Assessment Tool (TADAT) training for its Members.<\/span><\/p>\n

Giving opening remarks on behalf of ATAF, the Senior Advisor to the Executive Secretary, Ms Varsha Singh, said she\u2019s excited that ATAF is at the forefront of this initiative.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been actively involved in the provision of technical assistance in the areas of international and domestic taxation to Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda over the last decade and in Somalia since 2021. ATAF\u2019s collaboration with the\u00a0<\/span>TADAT secretariat<\/a>\u00a0to work together to improve Tax administrations on the African continent has grown significantly over the recent years and ATAF has participated and led several TADAT assessments and trainings on the African continent.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The joint training for Tax administrations senior managers from Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda is being provided from the 17 – 31 January 2022 via video conference.<\/p>\n

This is the first joint senior leadership training for African revenue administrations and more such trainings are planned for the future.<\/p>\n

Ms Singh praised tax administrations for availing their senior management to take part in the training.<\/p>\n

\u201cLeadership involves making sound decisions, creating, and articulating a clear vision, establishing achievable goals and providing subordinates with the knowledge and tools necessary to achieve those goals. To be able to effectively achieve this, senior management need to have a good understanding of operations in order to achieve effective oversight of the tactical steps required to complete the work needed to actually achieve the objective.\u201d<\/p>\n

In her opening remarks, Ms Sameera Khan, ATAF\u2019s Technical Assistance Manager, emphasized the importance of the inaugural TADAT senior management training.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn our continent, we face many challenges, but we remain positive in developing solutions to overcome these challenges. Therefore, there is constant focus on providing training that is impactful and contributes to improving the efficiency and effectiveness of tax administration resulting ultimately in additional revenue collection. TADAT training is such a training that can effectively contribute to achieving the above goal,\u201d Ms Khan said.<\/p>\n

The TADAT tool was launched in 2015, to help Tax administrations assess their strengths and weaknesses as objectively as possible according to a baseline of what is perceived to be internationally good practice for tax administrations.<\/p>\n

It provides a baseline that informs country authorities on areas in need of improvement so that they can prioritize, plan and sequence responses\/interventions.<\/p>\n

The tool is built around 55 measurements dimensions which help it identify the \u201cwhat\u201d and \u201cwhy\u201d with respect to the performance of tax administrations.<\/p>\n

The resulting assessment report inputs significantly into the reform objectives, design, sequencing and prioritisation of technical assistance (TA). Furthermore, the TADAT training is designed to equip participants with thorough knowledge of the TADAT methodology, tax administration international good practice, and the necessary professional skills to conduct formal or internal\/self-benchmarking TADAT assessments.<\/p>\n

TADAT training is very useful in equipping the participants with the knowledge and skills to: Interpretate TADAT assessment results and how to strengthen or update tax administration reform strategies and work plans;<\/p>\n