Software to Detect Tax Evaders

"The new system, which will focus on risk management, will enable us to better focus audit work on delinquent taxpayers. Thanks to the use of a centralized and computerized process that will automatically select electronic statements, according to selection rules and parameters relating to tax risks, "said the Director General of Tax Administration Sudhamo Lal.

He said he was confident of increase - this system will be operational by 2014 - the level of voluntary compliance with tax laws by taxpayers. "The shortfall in state revenue due to tax evasion amounting annually to nearly one billion rupees," he said.

Tax revenue of Rs 58.5 billion for 2012

The forecast for fiscal 2012 set by the Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA), taking into account the global financial crisis, are Rs 58.5 billion, or Rs 5.5 billion more than last year.

"In 2006, before the creation of the MRA, tax revenues were Rs 31 Md. This figure has grown steadily over the years to reach Rs 49.3 billion in 2010 and Rs 53 billion in 2011, "said Lal Sudhamo, retracing the course of tax administration which celebrated Monday her six years of existence.

"Taxation is the basis of the sovereignty of the country, to the extent, private financial resources, the government will not implement its policies. It is also an instrument of economic regulation can encourage savings or direct mode of business organization, "he said.

The Director General of the MRA dwelt on the importance of use of technology to not only improve services to the tax authorities but also to minimize the risk of corruption. "With this in mind, we have successfully launched the e-filing system, limiting contact between taxpayers and the officers," he said.