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Revenue Management Conference 

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Title:
The Revenue Management Conference
- Challenges and Opportunities -
Date:
10 – 11 December 2009
Venue:
WCO Secretariat, rue du Marché 30, B-1210 Brussels, Belgium

Objectives
It is crucial for the international Customs and tax community to heighten awareness of the global economic downturn’s impact on international trade and revenue collection. The purpose of this conference is to bring together Customs and revenue leaders, the trade community, and other experts to identify lessons learned and best practices in managing, or reforming when necessary, Revenue Organizations that result in fair, effective, and efficient revenue collection.
Key Topics
  • Identify emerging challenges & opportunities for Revenue Management in a time of economic crisis;
  • Learn about the historical context, features, and expectations of Revenue Organization reform;
  • Examine factors and elements that can lead to success or failure of Revenue Organization models, including the Revenue Authority (RA) model;
  • Explore the impact of Revenue Organization restructuring on human and financial resource management, integrity and its broader implications for international trade flows;
  • Hear about information sharing between Customs and tax departments focusing on enforcement on the informal trade, reconciliation between Customs valuation and transfer pricing, and IT system integration; and
  • Discuss the capacity building needs of countries in the context of Revenue Organization reform.
Agenda
(08/12/2009)
English                               French                      Spanish
Background paper English                               French                      Spanish
Participants
  • Senior officials from Customs and tax departments
  • Human resource management, budgetary management, information system operation and integrity officials and experts
  • International traders (companies, associations)
  • International organizations (IMF, World Bank, OECD etc)
  • Private sector (tax, accounting, consulting firms)
  • Donor organizations
  • Other interested parties
* No participation fee required.
Language
Interpretation (English, French and Spanish)
Contact For more information please contact Mr. Jae Young CHOI, Technical Attaché at +32 2 209 9634 or by email at JaeYoung.Choi@wcoomd.org

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