Research, Planning and Monitoring

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The Research, Planning and Monitoring Department is made up of the following units.

  • The Research Unit
  • The Statistics Unit
  • The Tax Audit Unit
  • The Tax Examination Unit and
  • The Investigations Unit


FUNCTIONS
Collectively, the activities of these units supplement the efforts of other departments of the Service, especially Operations.

The main functions are:-

MONITORING AND EVALUATION
This is undertaken mainly by Tax Audit and Tax Examination.

PRODUCTION OF MANAGEMENT DATA AND CONDUCT OF RESEARCH
This is the main duty of Research, Statistics and Investigations.

PLANNING
This is handled by the Planning Division. The department’s activities are classified as follows:-

ROUTINE OR NORMAL ASSIGNMENTS

Providing Management Information/Data and Research. Monitoring and Evaluating Assessment and Collection Duties.

REFERRED JOBS AND INFORMATION
These are from the Commissioner, other departments of the Service and outsiders.