Abbreviations and acronyms

AFIP

Argentinian revenue authority

ATAF

African Tax Administration Forum

ATO

Australian Taxation Office

BEPS

Base erosion and profit shifting

BSU

Business support unit

CRA

Canadian Revenue Agency

CRNs

Child rights networks

CSC

Civil Society Consortium

CSO

Civil society organisations

CVITP

Community Volunteer Income Tax Programme

DGI

Directorate general for taxes

DGI

Uruguayan tax administration

DGID

General Directorate of Taxes and Government Property (Senegal)

DGT

Directorate General of Taxes (Indonesia)

DIAN

Colombian tax and customs administration

DNI

Directorate National for taxes (Guinea)

ENSEA

École Nationale d'Économie et de Statistiques Appliquées

e-TINs

Electronic tax identification numbers

EY-YTPY

EY Young Tax Professional of the Year

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

FARS

Financial Administration of the Republic of Slovenia

FESPACO

Pan-African Festival of Cinema and Television of Ouagadougou

FIIAP

International and Ibero-American Foundation for Administration and Public Policies

FIRS

Federal Inland Revenue Service (Nigeria)

FPSF

Federal Public Service Finance (Belgium)

FTA

Forum on Tax Administration

FTE

Full-time equivalent

GRS

Georgia Revenue Service

GST

Goods and services tax

HMRC

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs

HST

Harmonised sales tax

IAPR

Independent Authority for Public Revenue (Greece)

IBP

International Budget Partnership

ICTD

International Centre for Tax and Development

iNOA

Instantaneous Notice of Assessment

IRAS

Inland Revenue Authority (Singapore)

IRD

Inland Revenue Department (New Zealand)

IRS

Internal Revenue Service (United States)

ITA

Israel Tax Authority

KICD

Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development

LB&I

Large Business and International

LO

Liaison officer

MIE

Mauritius Institute of Education

MNE

Multinational enterprise

MTUs

Mobile tax units

NAFNAFA

Núcleos de Apoyo Contable y Fiscal

National Agency for Fiscal Administration (Romania)

NBRNGONRA

National Board of Revenues (Bangladesh)

Non-governmental organisation

National Revenue Authority (Sierra Leone)

NTA

Norwegian Tax Administration

NTA

National Tax Agency (Japan)

NTS

National Tax Service (Korea)

ODI

Overseas Development Institute

OSIWA

Open Society Initiative West Africa

OTR

Office Togolese des Recettes

PAYE

Pay as you earn

PIT

Private income tax

ROS

Revenue Online Service

RRA

Rwanda Revenue Authority

SARS

South African Revenue Service

SAT

Superintendencia de Administración Tributaria

SII

Servicio de Impuestos Internos

SMEs

Small and medium-sized enterprises

STA

Swedish Tax Agency

STAP

Special Taxpayer Assistance Program (Jamaica)

STI

Lithuanian tax administration

SUNAT

Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria (Peruvian tax and customs administration)

TAJ

Tax Administration Jamaica

TAS

OECD Tax Administration Series

TAXEDU

Tax Education Portal (European Commission)

TCA

Tax and Customs Authority (Portugal)

TCE

Tax Counselling for the Elderly

TIN

Taxpayer identification number

TIWB

Tax Inspectors Without Borders

TRA

Tanzania Revenue Authority

TSI

Spanish Tax Studies Institute

UK

United Kingdom

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

VAT

Value Added Tax

VITA

Voluntary Income Tax Assistance

YEA

Young Entrepreneurs Association