Tax Administration Course - 2006
Agenda

Registration

Opening Ceremony

Welcoming Address by H.E. Keat Chhon, Senior Minister, Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), Cambodia

Opening Address by Peter McCawley, Dean, ADB Institute

Photo Session / Welcoming Reception by Cambodia/ ADBI

Introduction to the Workshop

Presenters:

1. Sim Eang, Director, Tax Department, MEF, Cambodia
2. Toru Tatara, Special Adviser to the Dean, Workshop Coordinator, ADBI
3. Self-Introduction of participants

Session 1: Country report on Tax Reform and Self-assessment System

Tax Reform and the Self-assessment System – Country report on its history, experiences, and lessons learnt

Presenters:

1. Main Presenter: Datuk Mohd Salan bin Haji Ridzuan, Deputy Director General, (Operations), Inland Revenue Board, Malaysia
• Paper: Market Tax Reform and the Self Assessment in Malaysia [PDF 167.6KB | 15 pages ]
• Presentation: Market Tax Reform and the Self Assessment in Malaysia [PDF 367.9KB | 25 pages ]
• Outline: Market Tax Reform and the Self Assessment in Malaysia [PDF 76.3KB | 3 pages ]
2. Co-reporter: Bambang Aryo Gunawan, Head, Subdirectorate Taxation Collecting and Reporting Management, Directorate General of Taxes, Indonesia
• Presentation: Indonesian Taxation [PDF 512.2KB | 14 pages ]
• Outline: Indonesian Taxation [PDF 58KB | 2 pages ]

Moderator: Takanao Suzuki, Chief Professor, National Tax College, National Tax Agency (NTA), Japan

Session 2: Plenary Discussions on Tax Reform and Self-assessment System

Plenary Discussions

Topics:

1. Incentives introduced by each country to promote self-assessment system
2. Promotion of book-keeping for self-assessment system
3. SMEs and the self-assessment system
4. Development of tax audit
5. Measures against non-compliance
6. Others (training of tax officers, introduction of IT technologies)

Presenters:

1. Main Presenter: Le Hong Hai, Deputy Director General, General Department of Taxation, Viet Nam
• Paper: Tax Reform and Introduction of Self-Assessment in Viet Nam [PDF 217KB | 13 pages ]
• Presentation: Tax Reform and Introduction of Self-Assessment in Viet Nam [PDF 213.1KB | 25 pages ]
• Outline: Tax Reform and Introduction of Self-Assessment in Viet Nam [PDF 78.6KB | 3 pages ]
2. Co-presenter: Sim Eang/ Um Seiha, Director/ First Deputy Director, Tax Department, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Cambodia
• Presentation: Cambodia Tax Reform and Self-Assessment System [PDF 149.5KB | 25 pages ]
• Organization Chart: Cambodia Tax Reform and Self-Assessment System [PDF 65KB | 1 page ]
3. Co-presenter: Manodharm Sunthorn, Director General, Tax Department, Ministry of Finance, Lao PDR
• Presentation: Self-assessment and Tax Administration in Lao PDR [PDF 194.3KB | 12 pages ]
• Organization Chart: Self-assessment and Tax Administration in Lao PDR [PDF 167.8KB | 7 pages ]

Moderator: Masayuki Tamagawa, Director, Office of International Operations, National Tax Agency, Japan

Plenary discussions (continue)

Welcome Dinner hosted by H.E. Keat Chhon

Session 3: Presentations on Tax Administration Reforms by Member Countries – Japan and Thailand

Presenters:

1. Yukitoshi Kimura, Commissioner, National Tax Agency, Japan
• Paper: Japan's Tax Administration Reform and the Self-Assessment System [PDF 135.9KB | 14 pages ]
• Presentation: Japan's Tax Administration Reform and the Self-Assessment System [PDF 739.8KB | 26 pages ]
2. Satit Rungkasiri, Deputy Director General, Revenue Department, Ministry of Finance, Thailand
• Presentation: Tax Administration Reform in Thailand [PDF 530.4KB | 23 pages ]
• Outline: Tax Administration Reform in Thailand [PDF 42.5KB | 2 pages ]

Moderator: Manodharm Sunthorn, Director General, Tax Department, Ministry of Finance, Lao PDR

Session 4: Presentations on Tax Administration Reforms by Member Countries – The Philippines and Myanmar

Presenters:

1. James H. Roldan, Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Department of Finance, Philippines
• Presentation: Tax Administration in the Philippines [PDF 522.7KB | 20 pages ]
• Outline: Tax Administration in the Philippines [PDF 104.1KB | 4 pages ]
2. San Lwin, Director, Stamp Duty Directorate, Internal Revenue Department, Ministry of Finance and Revenue, Myanmar
• Presentation: Myanmar Tax Reform and Official Assessment System [PDF 92.7KB | 18 pages ]

Main moderator: Datuk Mohd Saian bin Haji Ridzuan, Deputy Director General, (Operations), Inland Revenue Board, Malaysia
Co-moderator: Takanao Suzuki, Chief Professor, National Tax College, National Tax Agency, Japan

Plenary discussions

Dinner hosted by ADBI / NTA, Japan

Session 5: Wrap-up Session

Summary report on the main discussion points and recommendations made during Day 1 and Day 2

Moderator: Toru Tatara, Special Advisor to the Dean, ADBI

• Paper: Tax Administration 2006 Summary Report [PDF 127KB | 7 pages]

Plenary discussions on the report

Evaluation and next steps

• Overall Summary and Assessment of the Workshop
• Next Steps upon Return to Home Country

Farewell tea hosted by Tax Department, Cambodia