Result Based Management Framework - METAC

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The General Commission for Taxes and Fees (GCTF) was established according
to modern functional models.
The LTO was established and is serving as a pilot site for the operations’
modernization.
Key processes have been reengineered and automated within the interim IT
solution.
The Registration system has been developed and the unique TIN has been
implemented in the LTO.
Plans for implementing the Business Activity Code (BAC) based on the
International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC) have been developed.
The TPC has been drafted.
The VAT draft law has been developed.
Preparation plans for launching the MTO pilot site in Damascus have been
finalized.
Work Program
Objectives
Over the medium-term, the goal is to increase revenue and develop the tax and customs
administrations’ capabilities to manage effectively the path of reforms. Further to the
recent political developments, the strategy has to be revisited and new plans need to be
developed to support restructuring the revenue departments, introducing self-assessment
and risk-based compliance management, and preparing for the introduction of VAT.
METAC will continue to provide TA to further strengthen the capacity of the tax
administration to: (1) implement self-assessment; (2) introduce VAT; (3) strengthen and
roll out taxpayers’ segmentation (LTO and MTOs); (4) streamline and automate tax
operations; (5) apply risk-based compliance management schemes; (6) modernize /
strengthen enforcement measures; and (7) simplify tax administration legislations.
In addition to supporting tax administration, METAC will support customs administration
in order to improve its readiness to implement VAT. Urgent TA will be needed in the
following customs areas: (1) automation of operations and implementation of the
Automated System for Customs Data Management (ASYCUDA); (2) review of the
valuation system; (3) development of a risk management system; (4) strengthening of