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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>A four-year project to modernise the Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA)\u2019s system which was supposed to have ended in June has been extended to October. The Lesotho Tax Modernisation Project is designed to address weaknesses and target areas for improvement that are linked to the main causes of weak tax administration in Lesotho.<\/p>\n

It focuses on improving efficiency and service delivery, increasing Value Added Tax (VAT) compliance, and broadening the tax base. It is also meant to support the LRA to consolidate and deepen reform by focusing on redesigning and upgrading business processes.<\/p>\n

It is also meant to develop an enabling legal and institutional framework, introduce modern information and communication technology to increase tax compliance and efficiency in tax administration.<\/p>\n

It also promotes peer learning and experience sharing with similar national revenue authorities in the region. The purpose is to strengthen the government\u2019s capacity to raise domestic revenue and provide fiscal space for priority public expenditures including counterpart funding for ongoing operations.<\/p>\n

The LRA said the project is at 90 percent towards completion. Speaking at a media briefing in Maseru on Tuesday, the Project Manager, Mokhethi Mabeea, said the project began in July 2018 and it was supposed to end in June this year.<\/p>\n

They have extended the time to October 2022 because implementation it took longer than expected. The project, he said, was designed to enhance their services and modernise old systems.<\/p>\n

Mabeea said they were working on a different scope which includes E-taxation. The E-filing was developed for Value Added Tax (VAT) and Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) and deployed for piloting.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe in October it will be up and running,\u201d Mabeea said. He said E-payment was also developed and under testing while E-registration is under testing development.<\/p>\n

Mabea said there is the Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse. He said the Business Intelligence was strategically developed and they are still in the process with the strategy which will assist in the implementation stage.<\/p>\n

He said Operational Reports and Dashboards were developed and in use. He further said the Data Governance Framework was also completed and it is being operationalised.<\/p>\n

Mabea said an E-invoicing Solution was established late hence it will be completed around March 2023. He said they also realised that the staff needed to be equipped with training as technology changes.<\/p>\n

They included amongst others the Block Chain Technology, special sectors in the financial sector and telecommunications sector, as well as business processes management.<\/p>\n

Mabeea said in the Tax Administration Bill that was sent to parliament before it was dissolved two weeks ago. The Income Tax Bill was also sent to parliament while the VAT Amendment Bill has already been considered by both Houses.<\/p>\n

Mabeea said that in the category of Small Business Tax Enhancement, they are seeking to treat small and medium entrepreneurs differently in terms of registration and filing of tax.<\/p>\n

The registration, filing and payment processes have been re-engineered. He said the configuration of the Core Tax Management System is in progress. He said they are still calling upon all Basotho who are employed to file their returns.<\/p>\n

He said everyone paying tax should update their registration information. The Digital Service Manager, \u2019Makhothatso Khanare, spoke of an online rating tool which is still in progress.<\/p>\n

She said they had introduced a tool management system in some of their offices to improve the quality of services they offer. She said they had so far achieved a 91 percent satisfaction level.<\/p>\n

Khanere said however, they realised that since most of their services are conducted online, the level of satisfaction was not traceable. She said they expanded their rating tool digitally and a new product will be launched next month. She said this will allow all their clients who visit their offices and use the digital services raise their concerns and opinions.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Lesotho. A four-year project to modernise the Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA)\u2019s system which was supposed to have ended in June has been extended to October. The Lesotho Tax Modernisation Project is designed to address weaknesses and target areas for improvement that are linked to the main causes of weak tax administration in Lesotho. 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