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We are pleased to announce the publication of one of our latest IOTA Papers. This edition is authored by Dr Katalin Kanizsai, who works as an expert in the Central Management Insolvency and Enforcement Department of the National Tax and Customs Administration of Hungary.

IOTA is pleased to announce the relaunch of the VITARA Portfolio for May 2025 through April 2026. This updated curriculum introduces two new VITARA modules focused on Taxpayer Registration (TPR) and Compliance Risk Management (CRM) in Spanish and French, along with a fresh collection of Microlearning videos addressing Institutional Governance. 

On April 24, 2025, IOTA successfully hosted another engaging Webinar on “Financial Payment Providers and the Challenges for Tax Recovery." This event welcomed over 160 tax officials from 26 IOTA member tax administrations and was broadcast live via Microsoft Teams.

The IOTA Secretariat wishes Happy Easter to all IOTA member tax officials! 

On 1-2 April 2025, IOTA had the pleasure of organising the 32nd Forum of IOTA Principal Contact Persons (PCPs) in collaboration with the Swiss Federal Tax Administration in Montreux, Switzerland. This year’s PCP Forum primarily focused on the roles and challenges faced by IOTA PCPs, as well as reviewing proposals from the Strategy and Charter Review Working Group and the Financial Advisory Committee. The event was attended by 55 tax officials from 39 IOTA member tax administrations.

On March 26, 2025, IOTA broadcast an insightful live webinar titled ‘The Use of Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Call Centre Advice for Taxpayers and Improve Call Centre Analytics’ from the IOTA Studio in Budapest, Hungary. The event engaged over 230 tax officials from 34 IOTA member tax administrations. 

On March 18-20, 2025, IOTA successfully organised another insightful event as part of the IOTA 2025 Work Programme Activities and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) regional outreach support initiatives. This joint event, titled Regional Seminar on International Tax Developments for Europe and Central Asia, aimed to ensure that both members and non-members of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS are updated on the latest international tax developments. The two-and-a-half-day seminar was held in person at the OECD’s Multilateral Tax Centre (MTC), hosted by the Austrian Federal Academy of Finance in Vienna.

"We are steadfast in our conviction that the primary focus of our presidency is to reinforce the financial sustainability of IOTA, increase the geographic coverage of its membership, and optimise the operational effectiveness of the Organisation,” said Mr Orkhan Nazarli, the President of IOTA, in a recent interview. He went on to emphasise that IOTA is built on a foundation of mutual trust and collaboration, and, together, the aim is to create a broader and more diverse ecosystem for the organisation.

The IOTA Secretariat is actively seeking a highly qualified International Expert from the IOTA membership to join our dynamic, multicultural, and interdisciplinary team of leading experts. This position is key to advancing IOTA's mission and executing our annual work programme focused on the digitalisation and digital transformation of tax administrations.

We are pleased to announce the publication of one of our latest IOTA Papers. This edition is authored by Dr Megumi Kashiwagi, who serves as a Research Director at the Canon Institute for Global Studies and the Policy Research Institute of the Ministry of Finance in Japan.

On March 5-6, 2025, IOTA had the pleasure of organising the IOTA Forum on Communication: "The Future of Tax Communication: Opportunities and Challenges in the Era of Digital Transformation". The event attracted nearly 150 communication officials from 36 IOTA member tax administrations and was broadcast live via Microsoft Teams.

On 18-20 February 2025, one of IOTA’s key international partner organisations, the Network of Tax Organisations (NTO) successfully organised its 3^rd Technical Conference in Panama City, Panama. The Conference was hosted by the NTO member Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT) and brought together over 250 participants, both in person and online, to address the challenges and opportunities present in today’s digital tax environment.