E-Learning

The PCT aims to provide comprehensive and easily accessible public information about PCT Partners' support for capacity development. This page includes tax policy and tax administration e-learning materials developed for capacity development by the PCT Partners. The e-learning courses are available either on the Knowledge Sharing Platform (KSPTA), World Bank’s Online Learning Campus (OLC), or can be accessed via the UN Online Courses. Please click here to find more information on how to register to the KSPTA, the OLC and UN Online Courses. The list will be updated regularly.
Course Background Information Language(s) Lead Organization(s) Platform
Responses to COVID-19: Recovery Period Planning
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This module provides an overview of recovery period planning issues that administrations may wish to consider in the COVID-19 context. The purpose of this module is to assist tax administrations in their own consideration of possible domestic measures. This module does not provide a certificate of completion. English OECD KSPTA
The Multilateral Instrument (MLI)
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This e-learning module will provide you with an overview of the background, general concepts and mechanics of the “Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting” (MLI), including a detailed explanation of the conditions that must be satisfied for the MLI to modify a “Covered Tax Agreement”. English OECD KSPTA
Tax Crime Investigation Maturity Model
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This e-learning module describes the Tax Crime Investigation Maturity Model, a tool allowing jurisdictions to assess the robustness and effectiveness of their tax crime investigation regime. English OECD KSPTA
VITARA - Institutional Governance
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This course introduces the internal and external governance frameworks for tax administrations.

English IMF, OECD IMF Website
Virtual Training to Advance Revenue Administration (VITARA) - Organization
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This course helps build knowledge and understanding of critical features in the organizational design of tax administrations. English IMF, OECD
Virtual Training to Advance Revenue Administration - Strategic Management
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This course explains strategic management and its techniques, tools, and procedures, and the guidelines for strategic management implementation, regardless of the size or composition of your tax administration. Course available on edX. English IMF IMF Website
Introduction to Transfer Pricing
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An introduction to the fundamentals of transfer pricing, including how to calculate whether the price of a transaction between associated enterprises is correct or whether it may require adjustment.

English, French, Spanish OECD KSPTA
Enterprise Risk Management: the essentials
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This course will teach you what is Enterprise Risk Management, how does it differ from traditional risk management, and what are the essential elements that you need to put in place for a successful ERM programme.

English OECD KSPTA
Fighting Tax Crime: The Ten Global Principles
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"Fighting Tax Crime: The Ten Global Principles" sets out the 10 essential principles for effectively fighting tax crimes.

English, French, Spanish OECD KSPTA
A toolkit for addressing difficulties in accessing comparables data for transfer pricing analyses
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The toolkit puts the search for comparables information into context, providing an outline of the comparability analysis process, and cross-references to more detailed guidance material where needed.

English, Spanish OECD KSPTA
Introduction to Tax Treaties
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An introduction to essential concepts related to tax treaties (context and general features). In addition, this module provides some practical tips and exercises to understand and to apply some provisions in tax treaties and a brief explanation of the concept of "treaty shopping".

English, Spanish OECD KSPTA
UN Online Primer on Tax Treaties
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The course introduces the basic principles of tax treaties and explains their objectives and effects. It presents the typical content of tax treaties resulting from widespread use of the UN and OECD Model Conventions.

English, French, Spanish UN UN Online Courses
Basic concepts of Transfer Pricing
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This module offers an introduction to the basic concepts of transfer pricing. It contains a description of the arm's length principle, the five OECD-recognised transfer pricing methods, and the role of comparables in the transfer pricing analysis.

English, French, Spanish OECD KSPTA
BEPS Actions 2, 3, 4 and 12: Hybrids, Interests and CFCs
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Module about BEPS Actions 2, 3, 4 and 12

English, French, Spanish OECD KSPTA
BEPS Minimum Standards
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This course presents an overview of the BEPS project, as well as the four minimum standards: Action 5 (Harmful Tax Practices), Action 6 (Preventing the abuse of tax treaties), Action 13 (TP documentation, with a focus on CbCr) and Action 14 (Dispute Resolution).

English, French, Spanish OECD KSPTA
Global Forum: Exchange of Information as a Tool to Combat Tax Evasion
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This module presents an introduction to Exchange of Information on Request (EOIR), Beneficial Ownership (BO), Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) and the monitoring body: the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes.

English, French, Spanish OECD KSPTA
Responses to Covid19: Business continuity considerations
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This module provides an overview of business continuity measures that tax administrations may wish to consider in the context of the current pandemic. The purpose of this module is to assist tax administrations in their own consideration of possible domestic measures.

English OECD KSPTA
Tax Administration responses to COVID-19: Recovery Period Planning

This module provides an overview of recovery period planning issues that administrations may wish to consider in the COVID-19 context. The purpose of this module is to assist tax administrations in their own consideration of possible domestic measures.

English OECD KSPTA
Beneficial Ownership
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This e-learning course will take a deep dive into the requirements and standards related to beneficial ownership information, and look at what countries around the world are doing to implement them

English, French, Spanish OECD KSPTA
Transfer Pricing Electronic Learning Tool
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The Transfer Pricing E-Learning Tool aims to build knowledge and skills of personnel in working on transfer pricing in tax administrations.

English World Bank OLC
UN Online Primer on Mutual Agreement Procedure
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The course provides a basic understanding of how this tax dispute resolution facility works under treaties and what is required by tax officials in charge of its application. The Primer is based on the MAP chapter of the forthcoming UN Handbook on Dispute Avoidance and Resolution.

English, French, Spanish UN UN Online Courses
UN Online Primer on Transfer Pricing
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The course introduces key principles, concepts and terminology in this important, challenging area for developing countries. It draws on the UN Practical Manual on Transfer Pricing for Developing Countries and provides a solid foundation for further study. More information here.

English, French, Spanish UN UN Online Courses