🇹🇴 Tonga

East Asia & Pacific · ISORA participant ·

20.5%
tax-to-GDP, central govt only (2023, World Bank)
2/11
enforcement powers assessed

Enforcement powers

Automated bulk data matching  No — power absent

Self-reported to ISORA (International Survey on Revenue Administration), FY2022.

ISORA indicator "Administration undertakes fully automated compliance checks based on data matching/analysis" — value: No

Source: IMF ISORA — International Survey on Revenue AdministrationOECD / IMF survey data · derived from the administration’s own survey answer

Public naming of non-compliant taxpayers  No — power absent

Self-reported to ISORA (International Survey on Revenue Administration), FY2022.

ISORA indicator "Administration is empowered to make public details of some / all taxpayers subject to administrative penalties imposed for non-disclosure" — value: No

Source: IMF ISORA — International Survey on Revenue AdministrationOECD / IMF survey data · derived from the administration’s own survey answer

Administration self-reported metrics (ISORA)

Reported by the administration itself to the IMF/OECD/CIAT/IOTA International Survey on Revenue Administration. 1 = yes, 0 = no for policy questions.

IndicatorYearValue
Percentage of tax returns - Electronic, not prefilled - CIT20241.386748844375963
Percentage of tax returns - Electronic, not prefilled - PIT20240
Percentage of tax returns - Electronic, not prefilled - VAT20245.180621674600952
Population per FTE20241120.161290322581
Labor force per FTE2024374.0215053763441
Corporate taxpayers per FTE in LTO/P202412.44444444444444
Active taxpayers on PIT register as percentage of Population202431.20614350851932
Active taxpayers on PIT register as percentage of Labor Force202493.45963661453543
Closing stock of collectable arrears as percentage of closing stock of arrears2024100
CIT arrears as percentage of CIT collected202417.55422498909552
PIT arrears as percentage of PIT collected20244.616631375316969
PAYE arrears as percentage of PIT collected20243.761796460408334
VAT arrears as percentage of VAT collected2024104.5674640456746
Percentage of tax returns - Electronic, fully pre-filled deemed acceptance - CIT2021
Percentage of tax returns - Electronic, fully pre-filled confirmation required - CIT2021
Percentage of tax returns - Electronic, partially pre-filled with income and/or expense information - CIT2021
Percentage of tax returns - Electronic, fully pre-filled deemed acceptance - PIT2021
Percentage of tax returns - Electronic, fully pre-filled confirmation required - PIT2021
Percentage of tax returns - Electronic, partially pre-filled with income and/or expense information - PIT2021
Percentage of tax returns - Electronic, fully pre-filled deemed acceptance - VAT2021
Percentage of tax returns - Electronic, fully pre-filled confirmation required - VAT2021
Percentage of tax returns - Electronic, partially pre-filled with income and/or expense information - VAT2021
Additional assessments raised through all audits and verification actions as percentage of tax collections20243.202995442171904
Audit hit rate2024100
Percentage of tax returns - Electronic, not prefilled - PAYE20243.118916288124594
Percentage of tax returns - Electronic, prefilled, modified by taxpayer - CIT20240
Percentage of tax returns - Electronic, prefilled, not modified by taxpayer - CIT20240
Percentage of tax returns - Electronic, prefilled, modified by taxpayer - PIT20240
Percentage of tax returns - Electronic, prefilled not modified by taxpayer - PIT20240
Percentage of tax returns - Electronic, prefilled, modified by taxpayer - PAYE20240
Percentage of tax returns - Electronic, prefilled not modified by taxpayer - PAYE20240
Percentage of tax returns - Electronic, prefilled, modified by taxpayer - VAT20240
Percentage of tax returns - Electronic, prefilled not modified by taxpayer - VAT20240
Percentage of tax returns - Electronic, prefilled Total - CIT20240
Percentage of tax returns - Electronic, prefilled Total - PIT20240
Percentage of tax returns - Electronic, prefilled Total - PAYE20240
Percentage of tax returns - Electronic, prefilled Total - VAT20240
Availability of specific powers in legislation / regulation to assist in collecting tax arrears20221
Administrative sanctions for taxpayer non-disclosure - Common administrative penalty framework for non-disclosure across the major tax types20221
Administrative sanctions for taxpayer non-disclosure - Penalties imposed generally take account of taxpayers' culpability (i.e. degree of blame)20221
Administrative sanctions for taxpayer non-disclosure - Administration is empowered to remit / reduce penalties in appropriate circumstances20221
Administrative sanctions for taxpayer non-disclosure - Administration is empowered to make public details of some / all taxpayers subject to administrative penalties imposed for non-disclosure20220
On-time filing rate % - CIT202471.92118226600985
On-time filing rate % - PIT202471.98896720809071
On-time filing rate % - VAT202471.98700716845877
On-time filing rate % - PAYE202471.99636611401317
Administration pre-fills PIT returns or assessments20240
Administration conducts random audits20221
E-filing mandatory - CIT20220
E-filing mandatory - PIT20220
E-filing mandatory - Employer Withholdings20220
E-filing mandatory - VAT20220
E-payment mandatory - CIT20220
E-payment mandatory - PIT20220
E-payment mandatory - Employer Withholdings20220
E-payment mandatory - VAT20220
Employers withholding taxes on behalf of salaried employees20241
Percentage of payments received electronically-By number of payments20245
Percentage of payments received electronically-By value of payments202415
Cooperative compliance approach exists for -Large taxpayers20241
Cooperative compliance approach exists for -HNWI taxpayers20240
Cooperative compliance approach exists for -Other taxpayers20241
Most employees that have tax deducted through direct withholding required to file a return20240
Administration receives data from devices that register transactions20241
Administration uses electronic compliance checks as part of returns filing process20240
Administration has specialized audit staff for international tax issues20220
Administration has systems for importing, storing and managing third-party data - Customs data20221
Administration has systems for importing, storing and managing third-party data - Data from stock exchanges20220
Administration has systems for importing, storing and managing third-party data - Data from the Social Security Agency20220
Administration has systems for importing, storing and managing third-party data - Data from online (internet-based) vendors20220
Administration has systems for importing, storing and managing third-party data - Data from Utilities20220
Administration checks the quality of data reported by third parties on a systematic basis20220
Administration has systems for importing, storing and managing third-party data - Data on property ownership and sales20220
Administration undertakes fully automated compliance checks based on data matching/analysis20220
Administration measures the effectiveness of any compliance interventions undertaken20220
Administration has standards for auditor productivity20221