भारतसरकार

Government of India
व मं ालय/ राज व वभाग
Ministry of Finance/ Department of Revenue
मानवसंसाधन वकास नदे शालय/ Directorate of Human Resource Development
क य य करबोड/ Central Board of Direct Taxes
गेटन०१, वतीयतल, जवाहरलालनेह टे डयम /Gate No.-1, 2nd Floor, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium,
नई द ल -११०००३/ New Delhi-110003
F.No. 606/04/2021-TCB/1103 Dated: 11.05.2023

To,
All Pr. Chief Commissioners of Income Tax (CCA)/
Pr. Director Generals/ Director Generals of Income Tax (attached Directorates)

Sir/Madam,

Subject: OECD Programme on Conducting Financial Investigation (Foundation) from

18th to 27th July, 2023 at NADT Regional Campus, New Delhi-regd.

Kindly refer to the above-mentioned subject.

2. In this regard, I am directed to inform that OECD is seeking nominations for the
OECD Academy for Tax and Financial Crime Investigation programme on Conducting
Financial Investigation (Foundation) to be conducted at National Academy of Direct
Taxes (NADT) Regional Campus, New Delhi from 18th to 27th July 2023. The invitation
letter, agenda and Senior Management Approval Form is enclosed with this letter.

3. In this context, I am directed to request you to encourage officers to participate in

this programme. The willing candidates are required to submit their application online at
http://oecd-events.org/2023-july-india-academy by 30.05.2023. The online application
requires Senior Management Approval Form which needs to be uploaded by the candidates.
In this regard, it is requested that the Senior Management Approval Form may be endorsed
by your office so as to enable officers in your charge to apply for this programme. The
expenses related to travel and accommodation shall be borne by the respective budgetary
authorities/CCAs. The final nomination shall be intimated to the selected participants by
OECD.
4. I am further directed to request that the following details may be shared with the
Directorate of HRD on email hrd.tcb@incometax.gov.in by 30.05.2023 in respect of
officers who are applying for the programme:

Name of the officer

Designation and Present Posting
Civil Code
Email ID
Mobile no.

5. This issues with prior approval of Competent Authority.

Encl. As above

Yours sincerely,

Deputy Director of Income Tax

TCB, HRD, New Delhi.

Copy to: The web Manager with a request to upload the above on the official website
www.irsofficersonline.gov.in.
 5 May 2023

OECD Academy for Tax and Financial Crime Investigation

Conducting Financial Investigations (Foundation) Pilot Programme

18-27 July 2023, New Delhi, India

Deadline for applications: 30 May 2023

Dear colleagues,

We would like to invite your jurisdiction to nominate qualified candidates to submit an application for the
Conducting Financial Investigations (Foundation) Pilot Programme. This eight-day on-site course is part of the
OECD International Academy for Tax and Financial Crime Investigation, which was developed with key partners
to improve the ability of tax crime investigators to detect and combat tax crimes and other financial crimes
including money laundering and corruption.

The Academy is a key part of the OECD’s tax crime capacity building programme which focusses on supporting
developing jurisdictions’ alignment with the Ten Global Principles for Fighting Tax Crime through whole-of-
government approaches. Since its launch in 2013, the Academy has trained over 2 500 investigators from over 160
jurisdictions. A 2021 Impact Assessment Report highlighted the positive impacts of the programme, with past
participants reporting improved investigative skills, greater confidence doing their job, and improved case
outcomes. The study also provided a correlation between a jurisdictions’ participation in the Academy, and
improvements to their domestic legal, institutional, and operational frameworks for combatting tax crimes. More
information on the Academy is available here: https://www.oecd.org/tax/crime/tax-crime-academy/.

General information

The Foundation Programme on Conducting Financial Investigations will be held from 18 to 27 July 2023 and is
open to officials involved in the fight against all forms of financial crime, including tax and financial crime
investigators, prosecutors, financial analysts, and judicial officials.

Successful completion of the course will give participants:

• the key skills required to conduct financial investigations, including the ability to trace money through
complex financial arrangements and use sophisticated techniques to identify links between suspects and
illicit financial activities;
• an increased awareness of the risks to countries posed by corruption and money laundering and the ability
to better combat these offences;
• a good understanding of the importance of effective co-operation with other government agencies and
other countries, as well as how they can participate in such co-operation; and
• the ability to share these skills and knowledge within their agencies following completion of the course,
to ensure that countries sending participants obtain the maximum benefit from their investment.

The course is structured around a number of modules, which are taught through a combination of lectures, group
discussions, practical exercises, and participant presentations. These are interactive courses, which provide
participants with an in-depth knowledge of the wide range of issues faced by tax and financial crime investigators,
as well as responses to these issues and available tools. The course will be taught by an international faculty of
senior and experienced tax crime investigators and financial crime experts drawn from a number of countries. The
Programme will be held at the National Academy of Direct Taxes (NADT), located at NBCC Plaza, Tower 1 & 2,
Sector V, Pushp Vihar 110017, in New Delhi, India.

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All instruction will be conducted in English. Therefore, all participants must have a good command of English,
which may be tested prior to acceptance, to enable them to participate effectively in the course.

Traveling to India

For information regarding the VISA procedure, please consult the Government of India’s website on the visa
application.

Costs

All costs related to instruction and materials will be borne by the OECD and its partners. Countries sending
participants are expected to pay their own travel costs. In addition, a total of INR 77 000 per participant (INR 7 000
per night) must be paid to cover accommodation and meals (from Monday, 17 July evening to departure on Friday,
28 July morning) at a designated hotel by the host country, located at Svelte Hotel & Personal Suites A-3 District
Centre, Select City Walk, Saket. Please note that an airport shuttle will be provided to those who stay in the
designated accommodation. In addition, the Central Board of Direct Taxes will generously provide lunches for the
duration of the Programme, as well as transportation between the designated hotel and the Academy.

Please note that all selected candidates are required to confirm their participation and share their travel
arrangements with the organisers soon after being notified of their acceptance into the programme. To avoid
delays, we encourage all applicants to ensure that there is funding available for their participation in the
programme in advance of applying.

Applications

We encourage your jurisdiction’s nominees to complete and return the online application form at:
https://www.oecd-events.org/2023-july-india-academy no later than 30 May 2023. Along with the application
form, candidates must also complete and return the attached Senior Management Approval Form. Successful
applicants will be informed shortly after the application deadline.

In line with the OECD policy on gender balance in conferences and events, we strive to ensure that women are as
equally represented as men as participants at the Academy. We therefore strongly encourage you to consider
gender balance when nominating officials for this Academy programme.

This programme provides an opportunity for exceptional tax and financial crime investigators and specialists to
gain important skills and experience in a dynamic and international environment. If you have any questions on the
content or arrangements of the course, please contact the Academy Secretariat (taxacademy-
southasia@oecd.org).

Yours sincerely,

Juergen Leske Marcos Roca

Course Leader Programme Manager
OECD Tax Crime Academy OECD Tax Crime Academy
OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration

Please note that the National Academy of Direct Taxes is wheelchair accessible.
However, if you have other access requirements that may impact your participation in India, we invite you
contact taxacademy-southasia@oecd.org prior to completing the application form.

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 OECD Academy for Tax and Financial Crime Investigation
Conducting Financial Investigations (Foundation)
18-27 July 2023, New Delhi, India

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

16-Jul-23 17-Jul-23 18-Jul-23 19-Jul-23 20-Jul-23 21-Jul-23 22-Jul-23
Starting Time 09:30 am (New Dehli Time)
Arrival of participants in India, Opening Remarks and Participant Presentation Participant Presentation Participant Presentation
Registrration, etc. Welcome (09:30 - 10:00) (09:30 - 10:00) (09:30 - 10:00)

Administration and Key Investigative Techniques Money Laundering, Major Case Management
Introductions for Financial Investigations Typologies, and the Whole of Mona Klein, Canada
Juergen Leske, Course Ralf Oberle, Germany Government Approach
Leader, Canada Marcos Roca, OECD

Break (11:30 - 11:45)

Presentation of Financial Key Investigative Techniques Money Laundering, Major Case Management
Crime Risk Areas, Challenges, for Financial Investigations Typologies, and the Whole of Mona Klein, Canada
and Potential Solutions Ralf Oberle, Germany Government Approach
Breakout Groups Marcos Roca, OECD

Lunch Break (13:30 - 14:30)

Key Investigative Techniques
for Financial Investigations
Ralf Oberle, Germany
Key Investigative Techniques
for Financial Investigations
Ralf Oberle, Germany
Key Investigative Techniques
for Financial Investigations
Ralf Oberle, Germany
Wrap up
Participant Presentation Participant Presentation Participant Presentation
(14:30 - 15:00) (14:30 - 15:00) (14:30 - 15:00)
Money Laundering, Major Case Management Major Case Management
Typologies, and the Whole of Mona Klein, Canada Mona Klein, Canada
Government Approach
Marcos Roca, OECD
Break (16:30 - 16:45)
Money Laundering, Major Case Management Major Case Management
Typologies, and the Whole of Mona Klein, Canada Mona Klein, Canada
Government Approach
Marcos Roca, OECD
Wrap up Wrap up Wrap up
Ending Time 18:30
 OECD Academy for Tax and Financial Crime Investigation
Conducting Financial Investigations (Foundation)
18-27 July 2023, New Delhi, India

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

23-Jul-23 24-Jul-23 25-Jul-23 26-Jul-23 27-Jul-23 28-Jul-23 29-Jul-23
Starting Time 09:30 am (New Dehli Time
Participant Presentation Participant Presentation Participant Presentation Participant Presentation
(09:30 - 10:00) (09:30 - 10:00) (09:30 - 10:00) (09:30 - 10:00)

International Cooperation -
Civil, Criminal and Non-Treaty
Requests
Ralf Oberle, Germany
International Cooperation -
Civil, Criminal and Non-Treaty
Requests
Ralf Oberle, Germany
Participant Presentation
(14:30 - 15:00)
Crypto Assets including AML
and Asset Recovery Aspects
Kurt Caestecker, Belgium
Crypto Assets including AML
and Asset Recovery Aspects
Kurt Caestecker, Belgium
Participant Presentation
(14:30 - 15:00)
Crypto Assets including AML
and Asset Recovery Aspects
Kurt Caestecker, Belgium
Break (11:30 - 11:45)
Crypto Assets including AML
and Asset Recovery Aspects
Kurt Caestecker, Belgium
Lunch Break (13:30 - 14:30)
Participant Presentation
(14:30 - 15:00)
Asset Recovery in Financial
Investigations
Grace Lacerna, Philippines
Asset Recovery in Financial
Investigations
Grace Lacerna, Philippines
Participant Presentation
(14:30 - 15:00)

International Cooperation - Crypto Assets including AML Asset Recovery in Financial Asset Recovery in Financial
Civil, Criminal and Non-Treaty and Asset Recovery Aspects Investigations Investigations
Requests Kurt Caestecker, Belgium Grace Lacerna, Philippines Grace Lacerna, Philippines
Ralf Oberle, Germany
Break (16:30 - 16:45)
International Cooperation - Crypto Assets including AML Asset Recovery in Financial Asset Recovery in Financial
Civil, Criminal and Non-Treaty and Asset Recovery Aspects Investigations Investigations
Requests Kurt Caestecker, Belgium Grace Lacerna, Philippines Grace Lacerna, Philippines
Ralf Oberle, Germany Evaluations and Feedback
Graduation Certificates
Wrap up Wrap up Wrap up Wrap up Wrap up
Ending Time 18:30
 18-27 July 2023, New Delhi, India

Approval Form
Candidate’s name (please print)

Senior official authorising the candidate’s attendance on the course (please print)

Name: Position:

Email:

I certify that the candidate is suitably qualified for the Conducting Financial Investigations
(Foundation) Pilot Programme.
I acknowledge that if accepted, the candidate is required to actively participate in all sessions for
the full duration of the programme and that failure to do could result in the candidate being removed
from the course.
I further confirm that following completion of the programme the candidate will be encouraged to
share the skills and knowledge they have gained on the programme with colleagues within their
authority, for example through training sessions.

Signature: Date:

Please indicate the government agency or funding partner who will fund the candidate’s
participation in the programme.

Please provide a short statement as to the candidate’s suitability for the Conducting
Financial Investigations (Foundation) Programme

Please complete and return this form to the Academy Secretariat through
your online application form no later than 30 May 2023.