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Centro Interamericano de Administraciones Tributarias

Upcoming Courses

Centro Interamericano de Administraciones Tributarias

Training Program Complementing and strengthening tax administrations’ programs

The Executive Secretariat’s Operating Capacity is a relevant aspect in scheduling and implementing training activities. This includes both direct actions carried out by ES staff and Joint actions where interinstitutional agreements enable the scheduling and development of said activities.

Currently, the Executive Secretariat has a Coordination of Tax Training in the Directorate of Studies and Training, which is responsible for enforcing the plans and projects designed by the organization in this regard.

María Raquel Ayala Doval Director of Studies and Training E-mail: rayala@ciat.org Maureen E. Pérez A. Training Coordinator E-mail: mperez@ciat.org César Trejos Training Assistant E-mail: ctrejos@ciat.org Ana Bonilla Training Assistant E-mail: abonilla@ciat.org Mónica Donoso Training Assistant E-mail: mdonoso@ciat.org

Methodology All of our courses are delivered through the e-learning modality. The learning process is supported and followed up by a System of tutoring and forums on the platform developed by CIAT specifically to that end (http://www.ciat.org/capacitacion).

Requirements for Enrollment To enroll, the enrollment form should be sent together with a photocopy of the following documents: 

ID document.

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Undergraduate or graduate degree.

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Certification issued by the Administration where the student works.

Centro Interamericano de Administraciones Tributarias

Basic Course on Customs Objective: To communicate customs principles and norms, in addition to providing and assessing major customs procedures.

Language: Spanish.

Candidate Students: the course is aimed at officials from tax administrations of CIAT member countries, as well as the general public, who either work in customs or are related to foreign trade.

Tuition Fees:  TA officials from CIAT member countries: US$250.00  Individuals: US$375.00 Duration: 12 weeks (approximately).

Topics: the course consists of the following lessons: Lesson 1. Introduction Lesson 2. The origin, evolution and case for customs Lesson 3. The Customs Service – description, main features, the role of customs today Lesson 4. Institutes of customs law, complementation and interaction with the control function Lesson 5. Customs Procedure: Basic aspects of classification and valuation of goods Lesson 6. The Customs Administration

Course on Tax Ethics Objective: The main objective of the course is to build capacity for the preparation of proposals, tools and regulations facilitating the promotion of public ethics, a prerequisite for which is to understand the basic criteria and principles which regulate it.

Language: Spanish.

Candidate Students: it is aimed at officials from tax administrations of CIAT member countries and the general public.

Centro Interamericano de Administraciones Tributarias Tuition Fees: • TA officials from CIAT member countries: US$250.00 • Individuals: US$375.00 Topics: the course consists of the following lessons:

Lesson 1. Ethics and corruption Lesson 2. Ethics in public administration Lesson 3. Tax ethics or morality Lesson 4. CIAT work in the area of ethics promotion in Tax Administrations Lesson 5. Building tax ethics – tax education

Course on Human Resources Handbook Objective: to provide necessary practical knowledge to develop all competences aimed at good human resource Management in TAs based on staff qualifications.

Language: Spanish.

Candidate Students: it is aimed at managers, administrators, directors or heads of the various Departments of Tax Administrations and other staff directly involved in staff management.

Tuition Fees: • TA officials from CIAT member countries: US$250.00 • Individuals: US$375.00 Topics: the course consists of the following lessons: Lesson 1. Introduction Lesson 2. Organizational strategy and HR Management strategy Lesson 3. Job management Lesson 4. Performance management Lesson 5. Development management Lesson 6. Human and social relations management Lesson 7. Promoting ethics in HR management

Centro Interamericano de Administraciones Tributarias

Basic Course on Auditing Objective: to present to new auditing officials the fundamentals of tax auditing of a corporation. The course further provides a broad description of the steps to be followed during a tax audit.

Language: Spanish.

Candidate Students: it is aimed at new officials in the area of auditing who wish to deepen their knowledge of the steps to be followed in performing a corporate audit.

Tuition Fees: • TA officials from CIAT member countries: US$130.00 • Individuals: US$260.00 Duration: 12 weeks (approximately) Topics: the course consists of the following lessons: Lesson 1. Before you start Lesson 2. Introduction to basic auditing Lesson 3. Reviewing the file and preparing the audit plan Lesson 4. Meeting the taxpayer Lesson 5. Auditing books and records Lesson 6. Finalizing the audit Lesson 7. Final exercise and conclusion

For more information, please write to: capacitacion@ciat.org