(ii) Practices of Brazil's statistics on trade in services
The Brazilian statistics on trade in services system is named as SISCOSERV for short which was launched in 2011. It was originally an online tax filing system and gradually evolved into a statistics on trade in services system.
The constraint mechanism of data reporting is the key to the effective operation of SISCOSERV system.
Constraint mechanism: the taxpayer must register the service transaction information in SISCOSERV system in a timely, accurate and complete manner within the specified time, otherwise, the Brazil Secretariat of Federal Revenue will file a lawsuit against him and impose a fine of different amounts depending on the seriousness of the case.
III. International Experience of Statistics on Trade in Services
(ii) Practices of Brazil's statistics on trade in services
SISCOSERV is easy to operate and user-friendly: by the means of using digital certificates, information can be submitted through the Internet, which can reduce the labor cost of enterprises and the communication cost of dealing with government departments. Issue numerous tax rulings, and make clear and specific provisions on the information and deadline that enterprises and individuals need to log in to SISCOSERV system; Mid- and post-event supervision mode is adopted, enterprises and individuals do not need to obtain prior approval from the Secretariat of Federal Revenue or the Ministry of Trade and Industry to enter information; Enterprises and individuals are allowed to change the entered information, and data input can be delayed under special circumstances.
III. International Experience of Statistics on Trade in Services
(iii) Practices of Japan statistics on trade in services 1. BOP statistics: International Transactions Reporting System (ITRS) is the core
The core data source of BOP statistics is ITRS.
The reported informationincludes trader information, customer information, date, payment type (payment or collection), currency used, value and the classification and description of transaction purpose.
Japan's ITRS system actually missed a large number of transactions, especially small service transactions. In order to estimate the service trade below the threshold value, the government has used other survey methods, such as border survey, household survey and industry sector statistics of trade in tourism services.
