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Tax and Revenue Management: A government’s lifeblood

IT has provided the opportunities for governments to remodel the entire process of tax collection over the last decade. It is, however, a continuously evolving process and governments the world over need to constantly upgrade their tax systems to optimise their revenue workflows.

Unlocking Public Value

A recent SAP study confirmed that those organisations which adopt best practices in the areas of scope and adoption, process standardisation, technology and customer governance, do perform better, and do so as their best practice maturity increases.

Governments and Socialising

The advent of social media has seen governments hopping onto the bandwagon in a bid to further engage citizens.

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Funding cuts biggest challenge for govt CFOs: Visa survey

The poll of 100 top finance and procurement officials conducted FutureGov Summit 2011 also reveal that 58 per cent of government CFOs still rely on cash and cheque payments

Indonesia to use e-audit system in Western province

The Supreme Audit Agency (Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan) will be using ...

Singapore launches first electronic tourist refund scheme

The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore officially launched the world ...

4 November 2011 | News

Sri Lanka Ports to offer e-payments by 2012

The Sri Lanka Ports Authority will introduce its online billing and payment system by January 2012 as part of its investment drive to improve port productivity and efficiency.

27 October 2011 | News

Singapore to launch next-gen e-payment in 2012

The Government’s Next Generation e-Payment Programme, promises to deliver innovative electronic payment methods to consumers and businesses alike, by the middle of 2012.

7 October 2011 | News

Abu Dhabi to introduce new e-payment services

The Ministry of Finance in partnership with the National Bank of Abu Dhabi will be launching the new the second generation E-Dirham, as part of the Ministry’s effort to position United Arab Emirates as a world leader in government e-services.

6 October 2011 | News

India Post provides new money transfer services

As support to the Government’s financial inclusion ambitions, India Post is providing new cross-border money transfer services to an estimated 30 million Indians living overseas.

30 September 2011 | News

Taiwan extends e-Invoice scope

Ministry of Finance is optimistic that 50 million electronic uniform tax receipts, called e-invoices, will be issued this year, and 2 billion in 2012.

23 September 2011 | News

Malaysia to launch integrated financial management system

The Ministry of Finance in Malaysia will fully implement the Integrated Financial Management System by November this year to enable effective monitoring of the ministry’s operations and performance.

23 September 2011 | News

Vietnam to improve electronic tax services

The Ministry of Finance recently approved its information technology master plan which aims to promote IT application in the tax managing activities to improve the power and effectiveness of the tax system and tax procedure transparency.

14 September 2011 | News

Bangladesh to modernise tax and land records management

The Asian Development Bank and the Bangladesh Government signed an agreement for a US$25 million soft loan that aims to introduce the online filing of tax returns and digitised management of land records.

12 August 2011 | News

Revamping tax system in the Philippines

An interview with Kim Jacinto Henares, Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Deputy Commissioner and Lilia C. Guillermo, Deputy Commissioner, Information System Group even as the Philippines tax department looks at moving all its business online.

28 July 2011 | News

Sri Lanka to introduce online payment gateway at maritime port

An online payment gateway will be introduced for the first time at the Ruhunu Magampura Port in Hambantota, in an effort to ease delays in the clearing of cargo.

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