Implementing a Unique Business Identifier in Government: Guidance Note for Practitioners and Nine Country Case Studies
Published in 2016
In an increasingly online world, governments are realizing that previous silo approaches to implementing information technology (IT) systems have cre- ated barriers to the sharing of information among business regulators. As they undertake efforts to increase tax compliance, streamline business start-up, enhance data sharing, improve public service delivery, reduce administrative burdens, and monitor the health of financial systems, governments are imple- menting unique business identifiers (UBIs) as part of their larger approach to achieving these goals and realizing the related benefits. A UBI provides the foundational information related to legal entities, enabling government and business to uniquely identify legal entities…
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