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ASSISTANCE REQUEST FORM

By submitting this form online to the TIWB Secretariat, your tax administration or competent authority initiates its request for a programme under the TIWB initiative. Upon completion, you will receive a PDF copy of this TIWB Assistance Request Form from the Secretariat. This form must be signed by the Head of your tax administration or competent authority and returned to the TIWB Secretariat via the TIWB Portal online.

Select the type of TIWB assistance being requested

If you do not know the programme number of your current TIWB programme, please contact the Secretariat for assistance. If your tax administration does not currently have an ongoing TIWB programme, you cannot request an Industry Expert. Industry Expertise programmes may only run simultaneously with and as a complement to ongoing TIWB programmes.

Please indicate the programme number of your current TIWB programme:

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ABOUT THE HOST ADMINISTRATION

A Host Administration may be any department of government tasked with the collecting of tax revenues, undertaking tax crime investigations to resolve complex cases of tax evasion, exchanging information on financial accounts of non-residents on an automatic basis under the Common Reporting Standard (CRS), and/or drafting commercial contracts, settlements or arbitration.

Official Name of Host Administration

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City

State/Region

Postal Code

Country or Jurisdiction

Host Administration Contact

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Telephone (country code and number)

Administration level:

Status of Host Administration:

AREA(S) WHERE EXPERT ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED

Type(s) of taxes for which assistance is required:

Direct Tax (e.g. personal or corporate income tax)

Indirect Tax (e.g. VAT or consumption tax)

Type(s) of tax crime investigations where TIWB assistance is required:

(check all that apply)

Criminal tax fraud investigation

(Check all that apply)

Tax evasion

(Check all that apply)

Other illicit financial flows (IFFs)

Other

(Check all that apply)

Type(s) of cases for which assistance is required:

(i.e. offshore assets, refund fraud, shell companies)

Please describe in detail the specific type of assistance required:

(i.e. offshore assets, refund fraud, shell companies)

Type(s) of taxpayers to be investigated:

(check all that apply)

High Net Worth/Wealthy Individuals

Large Businesses/Large Taxpayers

Medium and Small Taxpayers

Multi-National Enterprises (MNEs)

Other

Other agencies involved in criminal tax investigations:

Specific tax audit issues to be considered:

Advance Pricing Arrangements

Development of Administrative Manuals / Regulations / Taxpayer Guidance

Permanent Establishment

Avoidance / Evasion Schemes

Dispute Resolution / Mediation / Negotiating Settlements

Procurement hubs

Business Intelligence and Data Analytics

Double Taxation Agreements

Profit split method (residual and contribution analysis)

Business Restructuring

Electronic Accounting Data Analysis

Safe Harbour rules

Buy-sell distributors

Exchange of Information

Thin Capitalisation

Case Selection / Risk Assessment

Financial transactions (pricing of debt and and other financial instruments)

Training and Skills Development

Comparability analysis

General Audit Processes and Organisation

Transfer Pricing

Computer Systems Audit

Hybrid Instruments

Valuation / Econometric Modelling

Controlled Foreign Corporations

Intangibles

Other

Cost Contribution Arrangements

Intra-group management fees

Customs, excise duties and tariffs

Intra-group technical services

Marketing hubs

Mergers & Acquisition

Mutual Agreement Procedures / Arbitration

What type of APA does your tax administration require assistance with?

(check all that apply)

Unilateral

Bilateral

Multilateral

Please describe in detail the above tax issues to be audited:

Type(s) of taxpayers to be audited:

(Check all that apply)

High Net Worth/Wealthy Individuals

Large Businesses/Large Taxpayers

Medium and Small Taxpayers

Multi-National Enterprises (MNEs)

Other

Type(s) of audits for which assistance is required:

(check all that apply)

Desk-based audit

(check all that apply)

Field audit (e.g. audit conducted at the taxpayer

Industry or sector-specific commercial activities to be audited:

Construction and Public Works

Manufacturing (Automotive)

Telecommunications

Energy production and sales

Manufacturing (other specialized sectors)

Tourism and Hospitality

Extractive Industries (Mining, and other)

Media & Entertainment

Trade (eCommerce)

Extractives Industries (Oil & Gas)

Other Natural Resources (agriculture, forestry, fishing, etc.)

Trade (Sales & Distribution)

Financial services (banking, insurance, etc.)

Pharmaceutical and Health Services

Transport & Logistics

Gambling and Casinos

Real Estate

Water supply and waste management

Other

Industry or sector for which assistance is required:

Construction and Public Works

Manufacturing (Automotive)

Telecommunications

Energy production and sales

Manufacturing (other specialized sectors)

Tourism and Hospitality

Extractive Industries (Mining, and other)

Media & Entertainment

Trade (eCommerce)

Extractives Industries (Oil & Gas)

Pharmaceutical and Health Services

Trade (Sales & Distribution)

Financial services (banking, insurance, etc.)

Real Estate

Transport & Logistics

Gambling and Casinos

Other Natural Resources (agriculture, forestry, fishing, etc.)

Water supply and waste management

Other

Describe the reasons why sector support is required:

Example: complexity of value chain, industry size, etc.

Is your administration already automatically exchanging information?

Automatically exchanging information NoAutomatically exchanging information Yes

Since when has your administration been exchanging information automatically?

dd/mm/yyyy

When does your administration expect to start exchanging information automatically?

dd/mm/yyyy

Area of automatically exchanged information where TIWB assistance is required:

(check all that apply)

Audit policy, practice and tax assessments

(Check all that apply)

Risk assessments

Compliance interventions

Data analytics

Treatment of CRS data

(Including searching and filtering data received, as well as integrating with other third-party data sources and automated cross-checking)

Use of CRS data

Other

Please describe in detail the specific type of AEOI assistance required:

In which type of audit does your administration wish to engage in?

Joint audit - two (or more) tax administrations collaborate on an audit to jointly examine issues/transactions of one or more related taxable persons with cross-border activities

Joint audit - two (or more) tax administrations collaborate on an audit to jointly examine issues/transactions of one or more related taxable persons with cross-border activities -Joint audit - two (or more) tax administrations collaborate on an audit to jointly examine issues/transactions of one or more related taxable persons with cross-border activities X

Simultaneous audit - two (or more) tax administrations, each in their own territory, simultaneously examine the tax affairs of a taxpayer in which the tax administrations have a common or related interest, with a view to exchanging any relevant information which may be obtained -Simultaneous audit - two (or more) tax administrations, each in their own territory, simultaneously examine the tax affairs of a taxpayer in which the tax administrations have a common or related interest, with a view to exchanging any relevant information which may be obtained X

With which jurisdiction is your administration seeking to conduct a joint/simultaneous audit?

Area(s) of audit where assistance is required:

Restructuring or Profit Allocation

Risk Assessment

Transfer Pricing

Other

Please describe in detail the specific type of assistance required:

Please select the industry/sector in which the audited taxpayer operates:

Construction and Public Works

Manufacturing (Automotive)

Telecommunications

Energy production and sales

Manufacturing (other specialized sectors)

Tourism and Hospitality

Extractive Industries (Mining, and other)

Media & Entertainment

Trade (eCommerce)

Extractives Industries (Oil & Gas)

Other Natural Resources (agriculture, forestry, fishing, etc.)

Trade (Sales & Distribution)

Financial services (banking, insurance, etc.)

Pharmaceutical and Health Services

Transport & Logistics

Gambling and Casinos

Real Estate

Water supply and waste management

Other

Does your jurisdiction have a legal basis in place for joint or simultaneous audit?

Does your jurisdiction have a legal basis in place NoDoes your jurisdiction have a legal basis in place Yes

If yes, which one?

A double tax treaty

Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters (MAC)

Other

Area of natural resource taxation where TIWB assistance is required:

(Check all that apply)

Drafting of commercial contracts

Negotiation of commercial contracts

Settlements or arbitration associated with t

Other

Please describe in detail the specific type of natural resource taxation assistance required:

Please list your tax administrations' three preferred countries or tax administrations (if any) from whom you would like to receive assistance under this TIWB-CI programme:

Type of digitalisation assistance requested:

Performing self-assessment based on the Forum on Tax Administration’s Digital Transformation Maturity Model, as a foundation for further digitalisation work.

Developing or revising a digital strategy, based on previous maturity assessment.

A particular digitalisation area where high-level strategic advice would be helpful.

Example areas: Strategic decisions related to particular technology solutions such as electronic invoicing or digital identity; strategic use of analytics; change management challenges; project management challenges; moving from traditional to agile development methodology; mastering the transition from strategy to implementation.

Other

Please describe in detail the specific type of assistance required:

Does your tax administration have a secure IT perimeter through which you receive CbCR reports?

Does your tax administration have a secure IT perimeter through which you receive CbCR reports? NoDoes your tax administration have a secure IT perimeter through which you receive CbCR reports? Yes

Does your tax administration receive CbCR reports through EOI or local filing?

Does your tax administration have multilateral or bilateral competent authority agreements in place?

Does your tax administration have multilateral or bilateral competent authority agreements in place? NoDoes your tax administration have multilateral or bilateral competent authority agreements in place? Yes

Which one(s)?

MCAA

EOI CAA

DTC CAA

Other

When did your tax administration start receiving CbCR reports (or when will the administration start receiving)?

Has the OECD conducted any country-by-country peer reviews for your tax administration?

Has the OECD conducted any country-by-country peer reviews for your tax administration? NoHas the OECD conducted any country-by-country peer reviews for your tax administration? Yes

Specific tax audit issues to be considered:

Business Intelligence and Data Analytics

High Level Transfer Pricing Risk Assessment

Case Selection

Other

Please describe in detail the specific type of assistance required:

Specific tax audit issues on VAT on digital trade:

Registration/ collection regimes VAT online service

Digital products and intangibles by non-resident

Digital platforms in accordance with OECD standard

Compliance by digital platforms

Compliance by online vendors

Collection of VAT on low-value imported goods

Other

Please describe in detail the specific type of assistance required:

Type of taxpayers to be audited:

Audits will primarily be focused on non-resident online vendors and digital platforms, such as e-commerce marketplaces.

Large Businesses/Large Taxpayers

Medium and Small Taxpayers

Multi-National Enterprises (MNEs)

Other Taxpayers

Type(s) of audits for which assistance is required:

Desk-based audit

Field audit

Industry or sector-specific commercial activities to be audited:

Online gambling

Media & Entertainment

Telecommunications

Financial Services

Trade (eCommerce)

Other

ROLE AND POSITION OF THE EXPERT

I hereby certify that the TIWB expert will be considered a Special Advisor to the Host Administration (and any other agencies involved).

Special Advisor Status

What will be the employment or engagement arrangement for the foreign expert working in the Host Administration under the TIWB programme?

Please describe:

Are there any restrictions (legal or other) that may prohibit or limit a foreign national from working with or for the Host Administration?

Are there any restrictions (legal or other) that may prohibit or limit a foreign national from worki NoAre there any restrictions (legal or other) that may prohibit or limit a foreign national from worki Yes

Explain restrictions:

Are there any restrictions (legal or other) that may prohibit or limit a foreign national from working with the Host Administration?

Preventing you from work NoPreventing you from work Yes

Please explain the restrictions

Please provide a short description of the expected duties of the TIWB Expert:

Describe any specific education or professional qualification(s), skill(s) or experience(s) that the TIWB Expert is preferred or required to have:

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOST ADMINISTRATION

Official language of the Host Administration:

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Working language of the audit team within the Host Administration:

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Does the Host Administration currently work with other foreign tax administrations, officials, donors or other parties on tax audit or audit-related matters?

Please select: NoPlease select: Yes

Please provide details:

Does the Host Administration require assistance to meet the TIWB programme costs?

Please select: NoPlease select: Yes

In accepting a foreign TIWB expert, how will the Host Administration ensure taxpayer confidentiality?

Oath of Secrecy/Confidentiality Agreement

These issues are covered by legislation/codes of conduct

To be determined through discussion with the TIWB Secretariat

Other

Please indicate how conflicts of interest will be managed with regards to the foreign expert(s) working on the TIWB programme:

Internal regulations/Guidelines

Legislation

To be determined through discussion with the TIWB Secretariat

Other

EMPLOYMENT TERMS AND PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS

Proposed duration of the TIWB programme

A TIWB programme is comprised of multiple on-site and virtual missions over a specific period

3 to 6 months

6 to 12 months

12 to 18 months

18 to 24 months

Proposed duration of the TIWB industry expert programme

Requested TIWB programme start date

dd/mm/yyyy

Will the TIWB expert be expected to travel away from the main office?

Will the TIWB expert be expected to travel away from the main office? NoWill the TIWB expert be expected to travel away from the main office? Yes

To where and to what extent?

OTHER INFORMATION

How did your administration become aware of the TIWB initiative?

What results does your administration aim to achieve with the support of the TIWB expert?

I hereby certify that the above-mentioned information is correct and true to the best of my knowledge.

The Host Administration agrees to provide results/achievements/revenue recovered through the TIWB programme to the Secretariat upon completion.

I confirm that an approved summary of this assistance request may be made publicly available on the TIWB website.

The Host Administration acknowledges and confirms that authorised OECD/UNDP officials may access all non-confidential programme materials under this TIWB programme.

Save and continue later? NoSave and continue later? Yes