Amin Kef Sesay
Dr. Tuma Adama Gento- Kamara has been re-elected as Vice Chair by the Belt and Road Tax Administration Corporation Mechanism (BRITACOM) for the next two years. Representations from over 100 countries, various tax administrations and finance departments from over (160) tax jurisdictions along with (350) delegates, over fifty (50) international organizations and a number of academic institutions made her re-election realistic.
Dr. Gento- Kamara who represents Sierra Leone was elected along representatives from countries like the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Georgia and Uruguay. The re-election was a key highlight of the second Belt and Road Tax Administration Conference which kicked off on the 7th September 2021. Theme for the second BRITACOF was “Digitalization of Tax Administration”.
Dr. Gento- Kamara, in her statement maintained that the theme is a very important leap for the future of taxation among BRITACOM Countries around the world. The result-oriented personality especially singled out countries in Africa where the tax administration digitization revolution has just begun and says she looks forward to harnessing the potential of digitalization in Africa.
The “BRITACOM” is a non-profit official mechanism for tax administration corporation and promises to build the most broadly represented tax collaboration mechanisms for member countries, committing to tax administration cooperation service, tax dispute resolution and tax administration capacity building with the aim of promoting and sharing of experiences as well as best practices all geared towards building a community of shared future.
Some of the highlights of this year’s BRITACOF focused on tax Administration digitization, tax service digitization; tax related data governance and inter-agency tax business dialogues.
One of the resolutions adopted is based on supporting and reinforcing prevailing international standards such as the OECD and the UN model tax conventions on income and capital, the OECD transfer guidelines, the UN transfer pricing manual etc. The second BRITACOF Conference witnessed, (50) tax administrations and international organizations signing up as observers.
As planned Dr. Gento-Kamara will be hosting a panel of experts’ sessions on Tax Administration Digitalization. On that platform, she is expected to make a very serious case for Africa and the Tax Administration Digitalization revolution which she says is very close to her heart.
