CATA Secretariat is located in the West Wing of Marlborough House, Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5HX, United Kingdom

CATA is the Commonwealth organisation for tax administrators

Marlborough House, the home of  CATA Marlborough House, the home of CATA
It helps member countries through training programmes, technical conferences and knowledge sharing to develop effective tax administrations that promote sustainable development and good governance over the long-term.

CATA, with 46 member countries, is presently the largest organisation of tax administrators in the world.

The year 2003 marked CATA's 25th anniversary. The Association has grown steadily in membership and activities. Our aim, with the support and participation of all member countries, is to make it the most vibrant and broadly based inter-governmental tax organisation.


CATA Quarterly Newsletter, December 2009

 

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Newsletter, December 2009

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2010 Taxation of International Transactions Workshop

 

The Workshop on the Taxation of International Transactions for senior and middle level tax officials will be hosted by the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia, from 3 to 21 May 2010.

Applications must be made using Form MTA 1 and must be supported by a medical report on Form MTA 2. All applications must be submitted through the applicant’s Government to the Malaysian Tax Academy. Please note that the closing date for the applications is 1 March 2010.


Full details

Form MTA 1

Form MTA 2


30th Annual Technical Conference and 11th General Meeting, Lilongwe, Malawi, 28 September to 2 October 2009


 The General Meeting, held o­n 28 September, chose a new Management Committee to oversee the affairs of the Association for the next three years.  The Management Committee elected Mr Jones Zimba (Commissioner, Malawi Revenue Authority) as its Chairman, and Mr Douglas Rankin (United Kingdom) as Vice Chairman.  Mr Sudahmo Lal of Mauritius was elected as the new President of CATA. Click here for full details of the new structure.

The Conference which followed was attended by over 100 delegates from 24 countries, and international organisations such as the IMF and GTZ.  At its conclusion on 2 October, delegates were agreed that the technical presentations and debate had been of a very high quality. The Malawi Revenue Authority, under Commissioner General Mr Lloyd Muhara, is to be congratulated o­n the excellence of all aspects of the planning and organisation of both events. Sincere thanks are also due to the individual members of the team for the many kindnesses extended to delegates during their stay in Lilongwe.

Honour for former Chairman

 

Mr S. Sivalingam was recently awarded the title of Dato by the Malaysian Government for his outstanding contribution in the field of international taxation and fiscal policy. Mr Sivalingam was a founder member of CATA and Chairman of CATA's Management Committee from 1985 to 1991.


New President for Ghana

Professor Mills (right) with the Executive Director during the CATA conference in Accra in 2001Professor Mills (right) with the Executive Director during the CATA conference in Accra in 2001The Executive Director has sent congratulations on behalf of CATA to Professor John Atta Mills, on his recent election as the next President of Ghana. As Ghana's Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Professor Mills served as a member of CATA's Management Committee from 1991 to 1994 and was a very active and well respected supporter of CATA's programmes.


New E-learning Product Now Available

 

CATA and the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) are pleased to announce the introduction of a new E-learning product – Tax Audit Fundamentals (TAF), for use by CATA members.

TAF is an interactive learning experience designed to take new auditors through each stage of conducting an audit. It may be completed entirely online, or alternatively downloaded in PDF format for offline use. An exercise is presented at the conclusion of each unit of TAF to reinforce the learning objectives. There is also a final exercise at the end of the product to enable the learner to check the level of comprehension of basic auditing attained. We encourage all users to provide feedback about TAF to the CRA through the questionnaire included as part of the product. The CRA will monitor user feedback on an ongoing basis.

To access TAF please log in to the members area and select "e-learning: Tax Audit Fundamentals".


Initiative by New Zealand Inland Revenue to involve young people



The New Zealand Inland Revenue Department has recently developed and launched a website tailored to meet the needs of young people in the 15-19 year age group who are about to start work.  The site ( www.whatstax.govt.nz ) provides young people with information about the tax system and explains how they can apply for an IR number and establish a tax code with their employer. The site also contains other information and links to the main IR site so that as their needs become more sophisticated, they will start to use the main site. 

Contact points for funding updated


Details of the "Points of Contact" in member countries for the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Governance and Institutional Development Division have been updated. Please log in to the members area to check the revised details under "funding" and update your records accordingly.

Future conferences

YearHostVenueDates 
2010Nigeria Federal Inland Revenue Service  October 2010
2011   

Further details will be posted as these become available.