BRITAs are important carriers for the BRITACEG to conduct capacity development, providing training and academic exchange platform for the tax authorities and tax professionals in the BRI jurisdictions to promote international tax exchanges and cooperation. Based on the conditions such as economic level, traffic situations, IT infrastructure and facilities of training institutions, BRITAs are proposed by the members and partners of the BRITACEG and are set up with the deliberation and approval of the BRITACEG and the BRITACOM Council. They can use the name and the logo confirmed by the BRITACEG and are invited to participate in the conferences and trainings organized by the BRITACEG, obtaining guidance in curriculum design, teaching methods, evaluation methods, and curriculum material development, and utilizing the training resources of the BRITACEG including courses, teachers, and knowledge products. They are encouraged to systematically hold or undertake relevant training and seminars organized by the BRITACEG.

1 Establishment Procedures, Rights, and Obligations of BRITAs

BRITAs shall be established upon the applications of the BRITACEG members and partners, contingent upon factors such as economic standing, transportation accessibility, and the software and hardware infrastructure available at training institutions. To be eligible for establishment, certain fundamental prerequisites must be met. They must be situated in economically vibrant regions that serve as exemplars to neighboring areas, offering seamless access to international transportation networks and possessing the requisite faculty and facilities essential for conducting international training programs and seminars. About the establishment procedures, a member or partner of the BRITACEG shall submit a written application for the establishment of a BRITA together with the introduction of the BRITA to Director of the BRITACEG through the BRITACEG Office. Director of the BRITACEG shall review the submitted materials. Once the application is approved, the BRITACEG Office should report to the Council through the Secretariat for recordation. Under exceptional circumstances, the materials may be submitted to the Council for review and approval through the Secretariat.

About the rights, BRITAs are entitled to participate in the overall publicity and promotion planning of the BRITACOM, obtain guidance on curriculum design, teaching methodology, assessment approach, development of teaching materials, etc., be invited to attend meetings and training programs organized by the BRITACEG, have access to global tax training and research information, books, publications and audio-visual products provided by the BRITACEG, have access to multimedia courseware and other teaching resources developed by the BRITACEG, use the name and logo confirmed by the BRITACEG and enjoy other rights conferred by the BRITACEG.

About obligations, the BRITAs should undertake training and other related activities of the BRITACEG and accept guidance from the BRITACEG on training operations. The BRITAs should also accept the project inspection, quality assessment and handling opinions organized by the BRITACEG and other relevant obligations stipulated by the BRITACEG.

2 BRITAs Development Status

The BRITACEG is committed to continuously expanding the network of BRITAs. In 2022, through several rounds of communication between the BRITACEG Office and the Saudi Arabian Tax Authorities, BRITA · Riyadh was announced during the Third BRITACOF, which is the fifth BRITA following the establishment of 4 BRITAs in Yangzhou (China), Beijing (China), Astana (Kazakhstan) and Macao (China), effectively expanding the BRITACEG’s training scope to the Arabic-speaking region, forming a multi-language training institution network that covers English, Chinese, Russian, Portuguese, and Arabic-speaking jurisdictions. With strong support from the General Directorate of Taxes, Ministry of Finance of Algeria, the BRITACEG is poised to establish its sixth BRITA in Algiers. This academy will cater to the tax officials across the African region, offering training in French and Arabic.

3 The Operational Status of BRITAs

With the tax academies as the main platforms, the BRITACEG organizes various training activities each year to meet the development needs of different regions, helping the BRI jurisdictions enhance tax administration capacities jointly. Experts from the BRITACEG have lectured at BRITA · Astana (Kazakhstan) twice. This is a beneficial attempt made by the BRITACEG to establish resource circulation channels between BRITAs, facilitate the sharing of teachers and courses, and in doing so, has accumulated valuable experience for the BRITACEG in organizing and mobilizing diverse forces in the future, enriching training formats, and maximizing the network effect of BRITAs.