TAK was established on January 17, 2000 under the direction and administration of UNMIK. The first director of TAK was an international hired by a USAID contractor. From October 2001 to February 2003, there were USAID and local co-directors sharing the role of director. On February 18, 2003, the authority for Tax Administration was transferred from UNMIK to the Ministry of Economy and Finance, and he assumed the duties of a local TAK Director. Since that time, TAK has functioned as an autonomous organization, managed entirely by the residents of Kosovo with the advice and assistance of international donor organizations in the first place, USAID, the EU and the IMF.