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Accounting Challenges for Semi-Autonomous Revenue Agencies in Developing Countries

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  • Seth E. Terkper

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The paper discusses the improvements which a semi-autonomous revenue agency (SARA) must make to its records to meet fiscal and financial accounting obligations. SARAs are legal entities, such as a service or a department, which are required to prepare accrual records that may diverge from a treasury's cash accounting records. Their records reflect revenues generated; budget funds for generating the revenues; and material programs administered for other agencies. The accounting records and financial statements (income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement) must conform to generally-accepted accounting principles (GAAPs) or standards such as the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC)-and to the treatment of operating, investment and financing activities in the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) Manual.

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  • Seth E. Terkper, 2008. "Accounting Challenges for Semi-Autonomous Revenue Agencies in Developing Countries," IMF Working Papers 2008/116, International Monetary Fund.
    • Handle: RePEc:imf:imfwpa:2008/116
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    1. Mr. Pokar D Khemani & Mr. Jack Diamond, 2005. "Introducing Financial Management Information Systems in Developing Countries," IMF Working Papers 2005/196, International Monetary Fund.
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    1. Moore, Mick, 2014. "Revenue Reform and Statebuilding in Anglophone Africa," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 60(C), pages 99-112.
    2. Christian von Haldenwang & Armin von Schiller & Melody Garcia, 2014. "Tax Collection in Developing Countries - New Evidence on Semi-Autonomous Revenue Agencies (SARAs)," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 50(4), pages 541-555, April.

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