Taxroll Functional Specification to be approved by ARD

Hello all,
the time iam writing to you, Functional Specification document of Taxroll module is in revenue Director General office to be sign off and approved however it had many modification and changes which was prposed by Sigtas Committee. to let you know after approval of the document it will be send back to CrC Sogema to start technical work according to that document and then ARD can have taxrolll module in the system of course after configuration of servers for sigtas in ARD.

SIGTAS (PM) in Kabul

Hello dear all,
I am back to Kabul with SIGTAS tax roll module functional specification now, the action plan is to start work with SIGTAS management committee for approval of this document. i have been already started my regular meetting with TIN office who is the key counterpart for this module. the rest of SIGTAS team will be coming on 5th September from Istanbul.

Hello for all

We finished the 4th week of the training successfully the subject was process mapping and process mapping reengineering.

First the Business Analysts mapped all curent proceduers for registaring a Taxpayer Individual, Individual Enterprise Non-Individual all these mapping was according to current procedures of Afghanistan Revenue Department (ARD).

The processmaping reengineering was include of processmappimg according to sigtas how does in sigtas we can register a taxpayer what are the process and all so ARD need to some useful changes in current procedure when the sigtas Implement It all mapped according to current Procedures and the Expariance of BA Expert Trainers for having a good procedures for Taxpayer Regiatration and prevent from current problem in Taxpayer Registration for Example Duplicate TIN number............................ets.

Best Regards

Abdul Raqeeb motmain and Noorullah Habib

Business Analyst

ARD SIGTAS Project

SIGTAS 3rd week Training

According to the project plan the 3rd week were specified for the mapping in diagramming which in clouds process name , process activity , triggers ,source/ destination , resources, activates and steps.
It was a really constructive week which will help us to map all ARD units’ current real procedure it was really intrusting week and we were too busy in practical exercise and we have learn much more about mapping and processing.
With addition of mapping we have worked on functional specification of reporting which facilitates us to have fulfilled information from deferent screens to be appearing in one screen.

Best Regards,

Mushfiq Rahman Mahmoodi
ARD SIGTAS Project
Business Analyst

Functional Specification in creation!

The ARD Sigtas team is working very hard in Istanbul (no we are not here for fun only!) to prepare the functional specification document for the implementation of the registration module in the ARD. Since our Target date for going live on this module is December 2009.. we are pushing very hard to get this document ready for approval by the Steering Committee at their next meeting on 15 September 2009.

We look at every screen to re-design it to the ARD requirements. We add the necessary fields and we remove the ones that would not be applicable for the ARD. Once we are satisfied that each screen contains all the fields that we need, we look at each field to determine its characteristics, for example, is the field compulsory, field length, validation criteria etc.

The first draft of the functional specification document will be presented to ARD management by Ajmal Behzad shortly after 22 August 2009. We are very proud of the progress being made on this first major deliverable of Wave 1 of the ARD Sigtas Project.

We invite anybody that are interested in seeing the outputs and discussing the future impact on the ARD to contact Ajmal for a meeting to discuss.

2nd Week of the Training

Dear all!

We have finished the 2nd week of the training successfully and learned much more regarding

Data Base and main part of our training was about the functional specification in this week.

by the help of CRC Sogema trainers we have got a lot of useful ideas about writing functional specification ,we were going to have training about functional specification in the morning shift and every day after lunch we are practicing SIGTAS data base modules to prepare our selves to train all ARD employees.

In addition of training we had a nice program in the weekend on saturday we all went to a very historical tower by the name of GALATA tower, the upper section of the tower with the conical cap was slightly modified in several restoration during the Ottoman period ,on its upper floors which commands a magnificent view of istanbul city and we had a nice dinner over there.On sunday we went for boating program and Egyptian historical bazaar and we enjoyed a lot.

kind regards



Ab.Samad

Business analayst

ARD SIGTAS Project

SIGTAS training update Istanbul

Hello dear all,

we are in day 4th of training, we had an overview of methodology for the implementation of project, then we had an overview of sigtas modules "visual" and on thursday we have started our practical works with tax roll module for sigtas. i found sigtas totally comprehensive and in next few days we ll go further detailed with taxroll module. we are trying to catchup all but same time lots of questions raises to be discused or to be resolved according to afghan income tax law, what we are doing now.

just keep visiting our blog for further development regading the training for costumization of sigtas.

regards,

Dr. Ajmal Behzad

SIGTAS project manager

SIGTAS Presentation to IT Staff from the Provinces

The SIGTAS presentation to the IT staff from the provinces was held on Wednesday 29th of July 2009 at 11am at Khayber Hall at the Ministry of Finance. There were about 40 attendees. This presentation was done as part of the IT workshop organised by the Information Communication & Technology (ICT) department in the Ministry of Finance. I presented and Saifullah Paktin translated. The presentation covered questions such as "What is SIGTAS?", "Who Developed it", "Who it's Funded By", "Countries of Implementation", "Implementation Sites", "Implementation Schedule" and "SIGTAS Team Members", the IT staff were then shown the Senegalise version of SIGTAS.

Questions and comments raised by members of the IT staff from the provinces included:
Will SIGTAS be able to capture tax registration of taxpayers currently not in the TIN database?
What is the TIN database i have heard about?
We don't have internet connection in some provinces, so how will we connect?
The Senegal version of SIGTAS is not very practical for Afghanistan.
Do any other European countries or the USA use SIGTAS?
Who will train managers and staff in the provinces in the use of SIGTAS?

It was an excellent opportunity to inform the IT staff from the provinces the new system that was 'coming their way'.

Jaque

Istanbul Trip

Hello every body,

I am now in Istanbul the city of youngs.

The SIGTAS BAs, me "Project manager" and International advisors are now in Istanbul. we had a nice trip byu Safi Airways from Kabul to Dubai "a nice and calm trip with lots of fun" i really enjoy that one. we arrives 8:30 pm of AF time in Dubai terminal 1th. we had lots of fun in duty free shops, late night 2:40 pm of Dubai time we left for Turkish air line a big air craft. our trip to Istanbul lasts about 4 and half hour, but totally all team didnt sleep well at air craft. we arrived about 7:00 am Istanbul time at the ataturk airport. then we had a minibus to our residance hotel "CRYSTAL" a nice hotel of 4 star. Saturday we were so sleepless we decided to sleep well and we had sleep after breakfast at 9:30 am in the hotel until about 4 pm, then we went to sight seeing. we went to isteqlal street a street full of people. One thing wonder me that Istanbul is the city of all young age people. to tell you the fact it's all diffrent for me. but totally we had fun.To day Sunday we went to Blue Mosque very nice place. totally Istanbul is the city where needs to be saw.To night we are going to meet our trainers from Sogema and tomorrow 26th July we are going to start our trianing session. totally i think we are ready for training as we had time to look around.so dear all,keep watching our weblog to share more about our training as this week i am going to update you about our training developments.

regards, Dr Ajmal Behzad

SIGTAS Team in Istanbul

Hello every body,

The SIGTAS BAs, me "Project manager" and International advisors are now in Istanbul. we had a nice trip byu Safi Airways from Kabul to Dubai "a nice and calm trip with lots of fun" i really enjoy that one. we arrives 8:30 pm of AF time in Dubai terminal 1th. we had lots of fun in duty free shops, late night 2:40 pm of Dubai time we left for Turkish air line a big air craft. our trip to Istanbul lasts about 4 and half hour, but totally all team didnt sleep well at air craft. we arrived about 7:00 am Istanbul time at the ataturk airport. then we had a minibus to our residance hotel "CRYSTAL" a nice hotel of 4 star. Saturday we were so sleepless we decided to sleep well and we had sleep after breakfast at 9:30 am in the hotel until about 4 pm, then we went to sight seeing. we went to isteqlal street a street full of people. One thing wonder me that Istanbul is the city of all young age people. to tell you the fact it's all diffrent for me. but totally we had fun.
To day Sunday we went to Blue Mosque very nice place. totally Istanbul is the city where needs to be saw.
To night we are going to meet our trainers from Sogema and tomorrow 26th July we are going to start our trianing session. totally i think we are ready for training as we had time to look around.
so dear all,
keep watching our weblog to share more about our training as this week i am going to update you about our training developments.

regards, Dr Ajmal Behzad

SIGTAS Technical Team

Salam!
I am the IT Advisor on the SIGTAS project working with the ARD SIGTAS technical team. The SIGTAS technical team is comprised of 4 positions (2 DBAs and 2 Developers), one position yet to be filled. Team members are Masooma Haidari, Saifullah Patkin and Majeeb Khan. Masooma and Saifullah have undertaken Oracle Database Administration and Developer courses in India and achieved OCP in Oracle Database Administration 11g.
The technical team will also be leaving for Turkey but not at the same time as their BA friends. The SIGTAS technical training will commence on the 17th of August 2009 and finish the same time as the BA training on the 4th of September 2009.

Jaque

داقتصادی شنونکو لومړني ښوو نيز مرکز ترکیه استانبول

داقتصادی شنونکو لومړني ښوو نيز مرکز ترکیه استانبول, دغه ټريننګ به د ترکي په استانبول ښارکي چي د دروان عيسويي کال د جولاي په ٢٧ پيليږي او ښايي چي ٦ اووني وخت وونيسي دکاناډايي متخصصینو له خو ترسره کيږي

ديوه روښانه راتلونکي په هيله

سيف الله پکتين

My first trip to Istanbul

Dear all,
I am sure you all will get excited hearing about Istanbul, the same is here with me and another matter which makes me more excited is flying by aircraft, yeh do not wonder as it's my first time and my first experiance of traveling by airplane. i am sure well learn lots of stuff regarding the implementation of our Project which is the main goal of us traveling to Istanbul. i wish we all learn alot and do our best to better implement the project. so dear all we ll be in touch through our weblog and will share lots of other stuff with you all in the next future.

Regards,
Dr. Ajmal Behzad
SIGTAS project manager
cell:+93779482390

Afghanistan Revenue Department

Afghanistan Revenue Department

Sigtas Training in Turkey

The Sigtas Business Analysis and Project Management team will be departing to Turkey on Friday 24 July to start with the first 6 weeks of training in Istanbul. Excitement and expectations are very high for this opportunity and everybody is very keen to get going.

Istanbul here we come!

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سیگتاس افغانستان(SIGTAS Afghanistan)

سیګتاس يو انګليسي نوم دی چي مانا يي (دمالياتو د راټولولو د تنظیم معياري سیستم ) دی چي د کاناډايانو له خوا جوړسوي او دافغانستان سره په (نه لسو ١٩) نو رو هيوادونو کي په کار اچول شوي دي او ښي پايلي يي نوموړو هيوادونو ته دمالياتو په را ټولولو ورکړي دي

افغانستان شلم هیواد دی چی ددی پوره او مکمل سيستم څخه بر خورداره کيږي لکه چي د نوم څخه يي مالوميږي دغه مالياتي سيستم به دافغانستان دمالی سیستم سره زیاته مرسته وکړي تر څو افغانستان و کولای شی چی دخپلو مالياتو په راټولولو سره خپل اقتصاد په خپلو پښو ودروي

د نهو مياشتو راهيسي پدي مالياتي سيستم کار روان دي تر څو تکميل او ګټي اخيستني ته چمتو شي
په دغه پروژه باندي دري خارجي مشاورين اونه ٩ کورني غړي په شمول دي دپروژی کورنی آمرکارکوی چي په دوو برخو ويشل کيږي

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سیگتاس یا اداره تنظیم سیستم جامع مالیات

اداره تنظیم سیستم جامع مالیات که جدیداً بمنظور تنظیم هر چه بهتر امور مالیات در ساختار ریاست عواید تشکیل گردیده در نظر دارد تا سیستم سافت ویر کمپیوتری جامع را بمنظور ثبت و راجستر تمامی مالیه دهندگان به تمامی مشخصات آنها در این اداره به معرض اجرا درآورد، با تطبیق این پروژه میتوان که سطح عواید کشور را به طور بیسابقه یی بالابرد و از تداخلات و خلاهای کاری که در جریان ثبت و طی مراحل تادیات مالیاتی مودیان صورت میگرفت جلوگیری نمود।از جمله اهداف این پروژه :
بالا بردن سطح عواید در کشور
ایجاد یک سیستم کمپیوتری واحد که پاسخ گوی تمامی نیازمندی های مودیان باشد
جلوگیری از فساد و رشوه
تحت اثر آوردن تمامی معلومات مربوط به مودیان در زیر یک چتر

علاوتاً با افزود که اعضای تیم کاری این پروژه قسماً با تقرر بنده (داکتر اجمل بهزاد) منحیث آمر پروژه سیگتاس تکمیل یافته ولی بآن هم ما فعلاً نیاز به استخدام یک نفر دیزاینر یا دیویلوپر داریم
معلومات بیشتر را در روز های آینده در مورد پیشرفت این پروژه فراموش نکنید

Sigtas Project Overview

The Sigtas has now been in progress for about 9 months. During this time most of the activities around the project have been focussed on preparation and staffing. Almost US$1,000,000 has already been spent on requirements definition, scoping, hardware infrastructure, software and advisory services.

Follow this thread for more information.

Sigtas Team (almost) complete!

"The table is prepared for a new era.."

After a long recruitment process, the Sigtas team is now almost complete. We have four business analysts in place and although we lost one of our technical team members, we are in the process of recruiting a new technical team member to fill the vacancy. We are also pleased that Dr Ajmal Behzad has joined as the ARD project manager.