Tax Inspectors Without Borders

• Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) launched a programme in Saint Lucia recently.
• India has been chosen as the Partner Administration and will provide Tax Experts for this programme.
• The focus of the programme will be on the effective use of automatic exchange of information under the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) framework.
• This programme is the seventh TIWB programme which India has supported by providing Tax Experts.

ABOUT TIWB

• Launched in 2015
• TIWB is a joint initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
• Secretariat- Paris, France
• The objective of the TIWB Initiative is to enable sharing of tax audit knowledge and skills with tax administrations in developing countries through a targeted, real time “learning by doing” approach.
• TIWB is focused on promoting hands-on assistance by sending Experts to build audit and audit-related skills pertaining to specific international tax matters and the development of general audit skills within developing tax administrations.

ABOUT SAINT LUCIA

• It is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean.
• It is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique.
• It is of volcanic origin with highest point being Mount Gimie.
• Capital- Castries