The Ministry of Customs and Revenue and the
Samoa Institute of Accountants have strengthened
their partnership by renewing their partnership
agreement since 2012. The agreement sets out the
principles on how the two organisations will work
together for the wellbeing of Samoa’s tax system.

Sooalo Kuresa Sooalo (President – Samoa Institute of Accountants) and
Seumanu Ieni Asani Sheppard (Deputy CEO – Ministry of Customs &
Revenue)
The agreement reinforces principles around
professional respect, communication and recognition
of each other’s respective positions. “The Ministry
expresses its gratitude to the Institute and its ongoing
support over the years providing pivotal accounting
advice towards building a stronger tax administration
for a safer, secure and prosperous Samoa” Seumanu
Ieni Asani Sheppard in her remarks.
She further added that the Ministry acknowledges the
Institute’s valuable input in strengthening capacity for
its tax agent profession enforced under the Tax
Administration Act 2012, in order to improve and
promote voluntary compliance of its clients by improving our understanding of the factors that
influence compliance behaviors, so we can tailor our
approaches to meet customers needs’.
The President of the Samoan Institute of Accountants
Sooalo Kuresa Sooalo agreed with the notion saying
“Our members have been pleased with the recent
consultations with the Ministry regarding the
requirements of its tax agent registration system and
identified synergies between legislations of both
organizations”.