In 2009 the Albanian tax administration undertook a very big challenge: to provide taxpayers with cash registers. During 2008, the tax authorities compiled the legal basis as well as the main specifications of cash registers which were going to be installed in every company performing cash transactions.

The Spanish Tax Agency (AEAT) has launched its electronic site on 1 January 2010, as a step forward towards electronic services to taxpayers in substitution of the previous Virtual Office first set up in 1998.

Training and development process is very important and necessary in the Albanian tax administration. It is managed by the Fiscal Education Directorate of the Albanian General Taxation Department (GTD).

Hans D’Hondt, the former Cabinet Chief for the Prime Minister - Yves Leterme, has been appointed a new Chairman of the Direction Committee of the Belgian Federal Public Service Finance.