Strong project management capabilities are of the utmost importance.
What makes Kieran Holmes & Associates effective is the ability to utilize structured strategy drawing on the leading methodologies. A vitally important component is to ensure that the relevant project organisations are established and functioning i.e. steering committees, project management units, implementation teams, etc., as this will ensure the appropriate authority exists and project objectives are well aligned to the overall organisational direction.
Through extensive knowledge of revenue administration the best ideas are recommended in international practice whilst taking account of the prevailing conditions in the country at the time.
Solutions for organisational development of revenue departments stem from
a strategic model. Key features include:
Revenue departments must be empowered to deal with change in complex areas. Tax legislation must be drafted as simply and comprehensively as possible and revenue departments must be encouraged to concentrate their scarce resources in the areas of greatest return.
It is essential to ensure that the revenue departments are properly organised, staffed, and trained and have the correct mix of staff
The revenue departments must be focused on their core business which is the registration of taxpayers, the examination of tax returns, the effective collection of taxes and the conduct of a comprehensive audit programme.
A strong audit programme must be backed up with a comprehensive penalties regime and penalties must be automatically levied.
Information is king and revenue departments must be adept at securing information from government departments and elsewhere and using this information in the assessment and collection of taxes.
Taxpayers must be allocated a unique identification number and this number must be used for all taxes and for all dealings with the government.
