CATA is the Commonwealth organisation for tax administrators
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
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AMP & CTIC programmes open in the UK Delegates meet at the residential training centre in Lincoln, UK, during the first week of the 2008 AMP & CTIC programmes. Click on the thumbnail to enlarge. For more photos, visit the Photo Gallery. |
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". |
2008 Annual Technical Conference
The 29th CATA Technical Conference will be hosted by Cameroon from 9 to 14 November 2008. Delegates will consider the following topics: 1. "The role of taxation in economic development" 2. "Information technology – opportunities and challenges for tax administrations". To register for the conference, log in to the members area and download the registration form. Please note that the closing date for registration is 31 May 2008. To download a copy of form GID/1, log in to the members area and select "funding". » calendar - more on conferences |
2008 Commonwealth Management Development ProgrammeThe Commonwealth Management Development Programme will be hosted by the Mauritius Revenue Authority, from 4 August to 12 September 2008. Log in to the members area and select "funding" to download a copy of form GID/1.
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2008 Taxation of International Transactions Workshop
The Workshop on Taxation of International Transactions for senior and middle level tax officials will be hosted by the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia, from 7 to 25 July 2008. Applications must be made using Form MTA 1 and must be supported by a medical report on Form MTA 2. (Log in to the members area to download these forms.) 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 May 2008. |
2008 Advancing Management Potential ProgrammeFull details Benefits to your tax administration Please note that the closing date for applications is 18 April 2008. |
2008 Commonwealth Tax inspectors CourseFull details Benefits to your tax administration Please note that the closing date for applications is 18 April 2008. |
28th Annual Technical Conference, Nairobi, Kenya CATA's 28th annual technical conference was held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi from 5 to 10 August 2007. It was attended by 132 delegates including 112 delegates from 29 member countries and 12 special guests representing non-member countries China, Japan, Morocco, Rwanda, Sweden, Thailand and the United States. Eight delegates from international organisations including IMF, DFID, GTZ, EU and SADC also attended as special guests.
The conference, inaugurated by the Honourable Minister for Finance, Mr. Amos Kimunya, was an outstanding success, both in terms of the technical content and the excellent organisational arrangements made and hospitality extended by the Kenya Revenue Authority. CATA Secretariat places on record its deepest appreciation and gratitude to the Government of Kenya, the Kenya Revenue Authority and each and every official of KRA who was involved in the conference organisation. (Visit the gallery to see more photos.) |
New Commissioner, New Zealand Inland Revenue
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New Acting Vice Chairman for CATA
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Initiative by New Zealand Inland Revenue to involve young peopleThe 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
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Future conferences
Further details will be posted as these become available. |
The Bahamas
Belize
The Gambia
Kiribati
Namibia
St. Kitts 
St.Lucia
Samoa
Solomon
Swaziland
Tonga 
Trinidad
Tuvalu 
