Innovative Tax Administration

Day 2: Tuesday, 28 March 2023
9:00‒9:30 a.m.	Registration
9:30‒9:35 a.m.	Recap of Day 1 (including housekeeping announcement)
9:35‒10:45 a.m.	Session 5: Practical Use of Common Reporting Standard Information Moderator: Kaelen Onusko, Public Management Specialist (Taxation), ADB Speakers: Makoto Aiko Section Chief, Collection Division, Collection Department, NTA Anu Anand Service Leader, International Revenue Strategy, Inland Revenue, New Zealand Ester A.P. Koisin Chair of Study Group of Asia-Pacific Tax Administration and Research Grigori Davtyan Head of Tax Cooperation Division, International Cooperation Department, State Revenue Committee, Armenia This session will emphasize the increased importance of international tax cooperation, and share countries’ efforts in making use of information, which is acquired through the international Exchange of Information framework to enhance tax enforcement and collection. Q&A
10:45‒11:15 a.m.	Coffee Break
11:15 a.m.‒12:30 p.m.	Session 6: Addressing Emerging Challenges from Digitalization of the Economy with a Focus on Value-Added Tax/Goods and Services Tax Moderator: Agnes Surry, Senior CBT Economist, ADBI Speakers: Daniel Alvarez Senior Public Sector Specialist, Fiscal Policy and Sustainable Growth Unit, World Bank Sanjay Mangal Principal Commissioner, GST Policy, Central Board of Indirect and Customs, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, India Ching-Chuan Su Senior Executive Officer, Consumption Tax Division, Tax Administration, Ministry of Finance, Taipei,China Saowakon Meesang Director of Tax Policy and Planning Division, Revenue Department, Thailand This session will seek countries’ initiatives in tackling the expanding digitalization of economic activities with a focus on securing tax revenue from Value-Added Tax/Goods and Services Tax, which is a key source of tax revenue across the Asia and Pacific region. Q&A
12:30‒2:00 p.m.	Lunch Break
2:00‒3:15 p.m.	Session 7: The Role of Tax Administration Diagnostic Assessment Tool (TADAT) in Improving Revenue Efforts Moderator: Go Nagata, Public Management Specialist (Taxation), ADB Speakers: Margaret Cotton Deputy Division Chief, Revenue Administration II, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF Muhammad Khalid Jamil Project Director/Chief, Revenue Division, Federal Board Revenue, Pakistan Ibrahim Rasheed Director General of Risk Management and Investigation, Maldives Inland Revenue Authority Munesh Deo Head of Fiscal Policy and Research Analysis Division, Ministry of Economy, Fiji This session will highlight TADAT’s functions, which provide an objective and standardized performance assessment of a country’s system of tax administration, and share countries’ experiences in leveraging the outcome of its assessment to improve their revenue efforts. Q&A
3:15‒3:45 p.m.	Coffee Break
3:45‒5:00 p.m.	Session 8: Stock-take of Progress on the Two-Pillar Solution Moderator: Riznaldi Akbar, Senior CBT Economist, ADBI Speakers: Melinda Brown Senior Tax Advisor, Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, OECD Oki Yasui Director (Digital Economy), International Operations Division, NTA Adam Peel Director, BEPS and Pillar Implementation, Australian Taxation Office This session will explore countries’ efforts in implementing the Two-Pillar Solution by leveraging digital technologies within tax administration for effective management of tax return filing and exchange of information. Q&A
6:00–8:00 p.m.	Cocktail Welcome Dinner hosted by NTA Venue: Cascade Café, ANA InterContinental Tokyo