The Internal Revenue Commission’s (IRC) Regional Operations Division (ROD) successfully conducted its Quarter One (Q1) Planning and Performance Review Workshop from Tuesday, 6 May to Thursday, 8 May 2025, at Tuhava Resort. The workshop was officially opened by the Acting Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations, Mr. Valentine Tavaperry, who welcomed the Regional Directors. In his opening remarks, Mr. Tavaperry set the context for the workshop by outlining its objectives, theme, and expected outcomes. He emphasized the importance of aligning divisional priorities with the IRC’s 2025 Annual Work Plan (AWP) cascaded down to the Regional Operation Division's Annual Operational Work Plan. "Day 1 commenced with the Governance and Reform Division providing an overview of the expectations under the AWP specific to ROD. They also presented high-level updates on the newly introduced Planning, Reporting, and Performance Management Policy, and guided the ROD Management Team through the process of updating key activities under the plan. The Governance and Reform Division will consolidate feedback from the workshop to help ROD improve its planning and reporting processes for Q2 and beyond. The Day 1 sessions concluded with Q1 performance presentations from the Southern Region and the NCTC. "Day 2 continued with performance updates from the Northern and Highlands Regions. The Tax Intelligence Division shared an overview of compliance performance across regions, followed by the Debt Strategy and Policy Division’s report on Q1 debt performance outcomes by regions and provinces. Day 3 featured operational updates from various IRC support divisions. The ICT Division reported on ongoing system restoration efforts in the regions and provinces, while the Finance and Administration Division (FAD) provided a funding status update. The Human Resource Division (HRD) and the Facilities and Operations Management Division (FOMD) shared progress reports on recruitment, training, and provincial asset and facility management," The IRC stated. IRC added that The Tax Audits SME Team presented insights on GST Section 65A compliance and collections, benchmarking Q1 2025 against Q1 2024. "The final regional presentation was delivered by the Islands Region. The day concluded with the Regional Directors discussing “Way Forward” action items for each region," IRC said. The workshop concluded with the ROD Secretariat compiling a comprehensive action item list and a summary of priority matters for Q2 and beyond and will be shared with Commission and relevant internal stakeholders to support the timely implementation of key deliverables for the Regional Operations. On Friday, 9th May 2025, participants joined the Port Moresby IRC Headquarters team at APEC Haus for a General Tax Information Session targeted at NCD taxpayers. Closing remarks were delivered by Acting Commissioner Services, Mr. Elijah Titus, who reiterated the workshop’s overarching aim: to assess regional performance against the AWP and broader organizational priorities.