Automating Tax Vetting
From "Red Tape Reduction Consultation"
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Issue: Currently, when a contract is being issued by the Government, vendors are supposed to be vetted by the Accountant General, the Office of the Tax Commissioner, and the Social Insurance Department. Each of these offices uses a different system to maintain their records and the entire process can take a few weeks. It is likely that multiple Departments/Ministries are vetting the same vendors in the course of their work, causing a replication of efforts for the individuals running these reports.
Suggestion: These records of non-compliant vendors should be centralized and integrated into the E1 system (or a similar system to replace this system), making the process automatic, and flagging if there is a problem when a PO is attempted to be raised.
Likewise, if there are companies/individuals that are seriously non-compliant on their liabilities, this list could be provided to various Governmental Departments who would then have to redirect them back to the respective office (for example, sending a non-compliant company attempting to re-license a vehicle at TCD to the social insurance department to also work out a payment plan before being able to complete the re-licensing).
