This unique educational opportunity – delivered through a partnership between the Tulo Centre of Indigenous Economics (Tulo), Thompson Rivers University (TRU) and the First Nations Tax Commission (FNTC) – has been developed to build the skill set for First Nation property tax administrators.
This program will provide the requisite skills to operate a property taxation system using the First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act (FSMA). It will teach students how to establish effective property taxation policies that can be used to promote economic development and economic capacity building. It will teach students a number of skills required to administer and manage a First Nation property tax system. This includes how to establish the legal framework to support First Nation taxation, how to set tax rates, development cost charges and business taxes, how to ensure appeal processes are fair and transparent, how to operate administrative software, how to administer, collect and enforce the payment of taxes, how to prevent and resolve disputes with taxpayers and other governments, how to develop a successful long term service agreement with a third party, and how to plan for and finance long term economic infrastructure projects.
The main objectives of this program are: 1. To build capacity in First Nation tax administrators to fully utilize the new powers within the FSMA 2. To enhance capacity for economic development and build infrastructure on First Nation lands. The Certificate in First Nation Tax Administration (CFNTA) and its students are at the forefront of property taxation on First Nation lands. Graduates of this program will be prepared to administer a high quality First Nation property taxation system.
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