REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN PAIX - TRAVAIL - PATRIE MINISTERE DES PETITES ET MOYENNES ENTREPRISES, DE L'ECONOMIE SOCIALE ET DE L'ARTISANAT MINPMEESA REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON PEACE - WORK - FATHERLAND MINISTRY OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES, SOCIAL ECONOMY AND HANDICRAFTS
# PROJECT/PROGRAMME PRESENTATION SHEET:
Project/programme title: Technical assistance to SMEs in Approved Management Centres (CGA).
Sector: SMEs.
Structures in charge: Department of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (DPME) in partnership with the Directorate General of Taxation (DGI) and the Authorised Management Centres (CGA).
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Main objective: To provide technical assistance to SMEs in the CGAs. More specifically, this involves: - permanently assisting SMEs with training and counselling on management; - supporting SMEs in administrative procedures and follow-up of proceedings before the public services; - providing a permanent assistance of a tax inspector in the follow-up of tax obligations.
Context and justification: SMEs in Cameroon have always been facing various constraints that hinder their development, including a lack of operational capacities enabling them to carry out their daily management.
In the field of taxation, most of SMEs do not only lack the qualified human resource for this purpose but also the means to hire the assistance of certified accountants. This is one of the difficulties they face during tax controls.
To address this situation, the setting up of Approved Management Centres (CGAs) is one of the solutions to the various constraints of SMEs in terms of tax and accountancy management.
On 29 March 2007, decree No. 2007/0456/PM of 29 March 2007, amending and supplementing decree
MINPMEESA B.P. 6096 YAOUNDE Tél : (237) 222 23 23 88 Fax : (237) 222 22 41 58 Site Web : www.minpmeesa.gov.cm
No. 2000/002/PM of 6 January 2000 on the organization of activities of Approved Management Centres and laying down the tax benefits of members, was signed as well as the enabling decree. It was however noticed that since the setting-up of pilot CGAs and in spite of awareness campaigns organised around this action, the surge of structures to apply for approval of other CGAs is not effective. Only the CCIMA alone intended to set-up, in 2014, CGAs in the regions of it carries its activity.
Brief description: This activity will be carried out as follows:
- a significant support in cash and in kind from the Ministry in charge of SMEs;
- the sensitization of SMEs to massively join CGAs;
- a technical assistance in the areas of accountancy, taxation and management by the MINFI.