Tuesday, July 27 2021 13:07

ArmInfo.A four-day mission was carried out at the State Revenue Committee (SRC) of Armenia within the framework of the "Support to the Tax Administration of the  Republic of Armenia " program, funded by the French Development  Agency (AFD) and implemented by the French "Expertise France"  international technical cooperation agency.

According to the press service of the tax and customs authority,  within the framework of the mission, meetings of the working groups  "Combating international tax fraud", "Risk analysis and integration  with litigation" were held with the participation of experts from the  General Directorate of Public Finance of France. 

During the discussions, French experts presented examples of tax  evasion mechanisms, studied the existing legislative provisions in  the audit processes of the SRC, on the basis of which mechanisms for  identifying and analyzing risks were proposed to improve the process  of tax audits in Armenia. During the four-day meetings, the SRC  effectively tested the risk identification formulas previously  provided by French experts.  

The mission was led by Jacques Cherbetian, Program Manager,  Representative of the French Department of Public Finance (DGFIP). On  July 9, the State Revenue Committee and "Expertise France"  international technical cooperation agency signed an agreement on a  consulting service with the aim of implementing a technical  assistance program in the SRC "Assisting the Tax Administration of  Armenia in Reducing the Shadow Economy and Ensuring Stable Growth of  Tax Revenues", as part of the strategy for 2020-2024 years.