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APPENDIX II Recommendation No. 2: We recommend that the contracting officer,USAID/Jordan, determine the allowability of the ineligible questioned costs of$28,650 of duplicate and/or overcharges for travel, allowances, and labor claimed bythe contractor for the period from May 25, 2006, to November 30, 2007, and recoverany amounts determined to be unallowable.Planned Action:Of the total amount of $41,639 identified by the audit as questioned costs (found in bothrecommendations nos. 2 and 3), the contractor has agreed with and re-imbursed a total of$23,323 as of August, 2008. For the remaining balance of $18,316, which the contractordoes not agree, the Contracting Officer will determine the allowability of the questionedcost by December 15, 2008.Recommendation No. 3: We recommend that the Contracting Officer,USAID/Jordan, determine the allowability of the unsupported questioned costs of$12,989 of duplicate and/or overcharges for travel and allowances claimed by thecontractor for the period from May 25, 2006, to November 30, 2007, and recoverany amounts determined to be unallowable.Planned Action:Of the total amount of $41,639 identified by the audit as questioned costs (found in bothrecommendations nos. 2 and 3), the contractor has agreed with and re-imbursed a total of$23,323 as of August, 2008. For the remaining balance of $18,316, which the contractordoes not agree, the Contracting Officer will determine the allowability of the questionedcost by December 15, 2008.15
APPENDIX III123456789Achieved and Planned Results of USAID/Jordan’sFiscal Reform Project as of November 2007Performance IndicatorAchieved 1NotAchievedTax PolicyMaximum spread in statutory rates applicable toCorporate Income Tax taxpayers as defined byeconomic sector XShares of direct vs. indirect tax revenues in totaltax revenueXRatio of PIT 2 revenues to Gross DomesticProduct (GDP) 3 after normalization for anychanges in ratesXRatio of CIT 4 to GDP after normalization for anychanges in ratesXRatio of Sales Tax to GDP after normalizationfor any changes in ratesXUnified law containing all provisions affecting taxliability presented – yes or noXRecommendations presented on theharmonization of the tax administrationprocedures code – yes or noXRecommendations presented on unified taxadministration procedures code – yes or noXMilestone indicator for establishing Tax PolicyUnitX10 Score from training application and value matrix X11Number of reports developed by the Tax PolicyUnit and submitted to either the Minister or thepublicX12Number of macro and micro simulation models,statistical, and forecasting tools utilized by TaxPolicy UnitX1314Tax Administration:Number of steps necessary to process taxpayerpaymentNumber of days necessary to process taxpayerpaymentXX1 The audit team concluded that an activity achieved the planned results if results exceededexpectations; met expectations, or were on track to achieve the planned results.2 Private Income Tax3 Gross Domestic Products4Corporate Income Tax16
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