A follow-on to Phase I of TAMP, as a SEGIR-EP subcontractor, DevTech led the assistance to the three tax administrations in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Srpska, and the District of Brcko) with the following successes as of August 31, 2004:

1. Addressing critical tax policy and legal framework issues.
2. Building institutional capacity within the BiH governments to conduct fiscal policy analysis.
3. Coordinating closely with a related technical assistance activity funded by Deutsch Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) Gmbh.
4. Creating a more SME-friendly tax environment through elimination of inequitable taxes and fees.

DevTech’s long-term advisors include the Chief of Party, who is based in Sarajevo, and recently had a tax administration advisor was based in Banja Luka. Short-term advisors work on administration and organization of the Central Processing Centers, forms design, information technology, and training issues.

The project was recently extended from September 2004 to June 2006.