Geographic Information Systems for Tax
In simple terms, a GIS is a computer system that manages data with a geographic component. Such data can be stored, queried and retrieved in a timely manner to aid decision making and resource deployment.
Accurate Tax revenue is the bed rock for development and funds for government capital projects. GIS For Tax is required for the following reasons;
- The need to know who the taxpayers are, where they are located and whether they are active or inactive.
- The need to Increase Tax revenue.
- The need to deploy resources more effectively and avoid gaps in revenue collection.
- The need to create Tax areas for monitoring and evaluation and other analytical and compliance requirements.