In tax training activities, offline training is more flexible in forms, deeper in content, and more direct in exchanges, are more conducive to mutual learning and improvement. Since 2023, relying on the BRITAs, the BRITACEG has actively cooperated with international organizations to successfully restart offline training projects, and given full play to resource advantages to ensure quality and distinctiveness.

Lectures and Seminars for Better Exchanges

The BRITACEG held special lectures and seminars on deepening tax administration reform, improving tax service levels, optimizing the tax business environment, and international tax management practices to promote in-depth exchanges and mutual learning. 

 
In July 2023, Mr. Wang Daoshu, Executive Secretary of the BRITACOM and Deputy Commissioner of the State Taxation Administration (STA) of China, highlighted the basic profile of China’s tax administration, the measures and results of deepening the reform of tax collection and administration, and achievements of facilitating the BRI cooperation. At the seminar for participants from“ Seminar on Tax Administration in African Countries” and Chinese tax officials, representatives from Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Togo shared their countries’ tax administration status and future vision, and discussed and exchanged views on tax big data governance and application, responses to challenges faced by tax digital transformation, and ways to promote the process of electronic invoices. Mr. Wang Daoshu, Deputy Commissioner of the STA of China, and heads of relevant departments such as Tax and Information Technology Administration Department and the Big Data and Risk Management Bureau provided ideas and measures to cope with challenges, shared practical experiences, and put forward operational suggestions for reference. The seminar was effective in answering questions and drawing strengths for common improvement of tax collection and administration capabilities.

Classroom Sharing and Mutual Improvement

The BRITACEG carefully arranges training courses, scientifically designs themes and content, and continuously improves the quality and effectiveness of training seminars. In addition to basic lectures on topics such as“ tax services”,“ tax collection and management”, and“ tax dispute resolution”, each BRITA also launches themed training based on demand, such as“ Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Action Plan”, “Basic Principles of Transfer Pricing”, etc. (BRITA · Macao),“ Intelligence Exchange and Cross-Departmental Cooperation to Combat Tax Crimes”,“ Management and Application of Big Data in Tax Collection and Management”, etc. (BRITA · Astana),“ Big Data Analysis”,“ Agreement to Avoid Double Taxation”, etc. (BRITA · Riyadh). At the same time, taking advantage of the geographical convenience of working in Beijing, China, we organized and coordinated senior tax officials from the STA to give lectures on topics such as“ Smart Taxation Development and Application”,“ Tax Big Data Governance and Application”,“ Tax Information System Maintenance and Management System”, and“ International Taxation Management” to share China’s tax administration reform cases and successful experiences.

On-site Teaching for In-depth Experience

On-site training has been organized in taxpayer service halls and the 12366 Taxpayer Service Centers to help participants better understand the mechanics and operation of intelligent tax and fee services, and offer interactive experiences about E-tax service, self-service devices, remote visualized tax counselling, and other facilitation service measures. The combination of lecture-sharing and practical experiences has yielded remarkable teaching outcomes.

Smart Taxation Experience Center in Jiangsu Province, China

Taxpayer Service Hall in Guangling District, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China

12366 Beijing Taxpayer Service Center, China

Taxpayer Service Hall in Fengze District, Quanzhou, Fujian Province, China

 Taxpayer Service Hall in the Dongguan Government Service Center, Dongguan, Guangdong Province,China

5G Intellectual Taxpayer Service Hall in Xiong’an New Area, Hebei Province, China 

12366 Zhejiang Taxpayer Service Center, Zhejiang Province, China

 Taxpayer Service Hall of Wuhua District, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China

Cultural Integration and Consensus Building

The BRITACEG training not only focuses on learning knowledge, but also promotes exchanges in a broader vision and wider fields. Trainees were organized to participate in the China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo, and visit the main venue of the Yanqi Lake International Conference Center, the Exhibition Center for the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, Quanzhou Overseas Transportation History Museum, Xiong’an New Area in Hebei Province, JD Group Headquarters, etc., to gain a deeper understanding of the integration and advancement of taxation with cities, economy, and culture, and deepen the practical consensus on win-win cooperation and joint development among the BRI jurisdictions.

 China-Africa Tax Administration Innovation and Technical Cooperation Seminar, during the High-Level Seminar on In-Depth China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation at the Third China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo in Changsha, Hunan Province, China

Participants learned about the landmark achievements of the BRI in Beijing Yanqi Lake International Conference Center and the Exhibition Center for the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation

Participants learned about the starting point and evolvement of the“ Maritime Silk Road” at the Quanzhou Overseas Transportation History Museum; Participants learned about the blueprint for the construction of the“ City of the Future” at the Planning Exhibition Center of Xiong’an New Area, Hebei Province, China

Participants visited the JD Group Headquarters where its employees shared a taxpayer service study case; Participants visited a multinational high-tech company in Dongguan and engaged in online simultaneous discussions with company representatives stationed in Africa

Participants witnessed the resplendent Chinese civilization at the Great Wall, the Temple of Heaven and the Ge Garden of Yangzhou, a journey of mutual learning and integration of civilizations