Common use of Donor Coordination Clause in Contracts

Donor Coordination. The due diligence for the tax administration aspects of the Revenue Administration Reform Project was undertaken in close cooperation with the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Division as well as with the World Bank’s National Program Supporting Tax Administration Reform program to support tax reform efforts in the Philippines. The outlines of the eTIS sub-Activity and its emphasis on process redesign and training are based on long-standing recommendations that have been made by the IMF and World Bank to the BIR. It is anticipated that the tax administration advisors provided to the BIR under the Compact will be sourced through the IMF and coordinated by a resident IMF advisor in Manila, the Philippines. The Automated Audit Tools sub-Activity builds on the previous efforts of the Swedish International Development Agency and the World Bank. Both donors have sponsored pilot programs in the utilization of automated audit tools.