Global rating data, business conditions in Lithuania is improving. Business management technology experts predict that the State Tax Inspectorate (VMI) developed by smart tax administration system (i.MAS) project can contribute to further increase the country's positions in the international business market take-off. This would lead to the project promotes faster transition to electronic documents. However, i.MAS has already accompanied by scandals – TAX authorities forced to re-publish the two subsystems tender.
Lithuania pralenke Estijý?
World bank business environment rating "Doing Business 2016" Lithuania is among the 189 member takes 20 place. 2015 end of year one authoritative business publications in the world "Forbes" published the list, compared to last year, Lithuania jumped 7 positions above. Lithuania took the 17-th place and behind, left the competitive across Estonia and countries such as the US or Germany.
Forbes ranking is formed in relation to the achievements of the 11 areas: taxation, corruption, bureaucracy, innovation, technological excellence, personal, financial, and trade freedom, property law, investor protection and stock market performance.
It is believed that the launch of the i.MAS, progress could be differentiated on tax, corruption, bureaucracy and technological excellence in the fields. "i.The MAS is based on the transition to electronic documents. This means transparency in the growth of the shadow economy, the decline, and in the long term and corporate administrative simplification," says accounting technology companies "Added Value" Arvydas Vainoras. However, the specialist agrees that the system implementation phase of the business may face a little ūgtelėjusiomis time and resource costs.
What makesžia fixed positive results?
The TAX was initiated by i.The MAS system is recognised as a priority measure "shadow" of the economy, reduction in Lithuania. Taking into account the pilot i.OF the project results shall be recorded in 80%. increased VAT and 4 times the rate of the growing control of the turnover of the undertakings. A pilot project was carried out in 2015 of the year April – September. 7 thousand. control of the companies claimed 6 million. euro more the amount of VAT than the same time last year.
According to A. Vainoro, such results shall be recorded, because business transactions documents are tracked in real time, a decrease in the undeclared or false ' declared bargains chance. "So far advanced business entities themselves sought to automate and optimize business processes monitoring and control. From now on it will continue with state aid. And dishonest entities opportunities for tax avoidance and thus gain a competitive advantage will be more limited,“ notes the specialist.
I had to publish a newý purchasesý
However the end of last year transparency didinančio project įgyvendintoja the TAX authorities were forced to suspend i.MAS design services out to tender, the value of which amounted to around € 3.7 million. the euro, and publish it again. Contest i.MASS invoicing (i.SAF) and waybills (i.VAZ) subsystems development was discontinued because of fair competition, the suppliers of equity and transparency of the infringement. After evaluating all of the Public procurement office recommendations, December 30. start of a new subsystems public procurement.
"This story has shown, that can be and need to be looked after not only the business, but the same care staff. So let's hope that the 2016 year will be detrimental to the year of transparency lack entities in both the private and the public sector, which together will allow the creation of favourable conditions for fair business and modern business pulse monitoring and control," said the "Added Value" of the leader.