The 2024 Progress Report, published yesterday, in chapter 16, highly praises the Tax Administration of Kosovo. The report states that TAK has made significant progress in fulfilling its objectives for revenue collection, combating fiscal evasion and improving risk management and digitizing tax processes. TAK’s dedication to improving services and reforming tax processes has significantly influenced its advancement towards a more efficient and sustainable system.
The report states that Kosovo has continued to present good performance in the collection, enforcement and fulfillment of taxes, “from April 2023 to September 2024, the Tax Administration of Kosovo collected revenues of 1.28 million euros, or 14.1% more than the same period of the previous year”.
Combating tax evasion is another important focus of the Tax Administration, which is also evaluated by the Progress Report. However, this appraisal comes bearing in mind that TAK has invested in modern technology that helps identify cases of tax evasion and avoidance, taking legal action to ensure that all businesses contribute honestly.
TAK has carried out 2939 compliance visits, controls and investigations of suspected tax evasion cases. “These activities resulted in additional revenues of 112.7 million euros. Regarding the field of debt management, TAK is following the best international practices” PR.
Further, in the ranks of the appraisal for TAK, it is said that during the period from April 2023 to August 2024, the Tax Administration has carried out 1,173 activities aimed at undeclared work. During this time, 51 businesses were inspected in cooperation with the labor inspectorate, as part of joint efforts to combat undeclared work.
The digitization part is inevitable in the appraisal this time as well, being continuously focused on the creation of innovative platforms that facilitate tax procedures. The said report shows that “in terms of operational capacities and digitization, TAK has continued to make progress in digitization and service delivery, especially in increasing the fight against informal employment and tax evasion”.
Among the most sensitive parts, which have a direct impact on risk management, is the handling of control cases. Therefore, the Progress Report praises that “TAK has increased its analytical capacity, updating all the parameters of the risk analysis modules, which has resulted in a significant increase in risk-based audits (over 80% of all tax audits)”.
