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In the August edition of the IOTA Papers, Michal Kubik, Deputy Head of the Tax Management Section at the Financial Administration of the Czech Republic, outlines the Czech Tax Administration's strategy to enhance tax debt collection through an efficient write-off policy.

We are thrilled to be able to announce an important update regarding the new web portal of the Intra-European Organisation of Tax Administrations (IOTA). The new IOTA Web Portal Development Project has made significant progress, and we have completed the domain name change process as of today, 24 July 2024.

In this new IOTA Paper, Torsten Cumberland Jacobsen from the Danish Tax Agency discusses the importance of strategic foresight and risk management for tax administrations. 

On 26-27 June 2024, IOTA held another informative online activity from the IOTA 2024 Work Programme Calendar. The IOTA Digital Workshop “Sharing of Experiences in the  Exchange of Tax Rulings (ETR)” featured speakers from the IOTA member tax administrations of Italy, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Close to 100 participants from 29 IOTA countries joined the workshop online.

Mrs. Elena Petrova, assumes the position of Director General of the Public Revenue Office of the Republic of North Macedonia on July 1, 2024.

From June 18th to 20th, 2024, under the flag of the Hungarian Presidency of the Intra-European Organisation of Tax Administrations (IOTA), the National Tax and Customs Administration of Hungary, along with the IOTA Secretariat had the pleasure of hosting the 28th General Assembly of IOTA in Budapest, Hungary. For this 3-day event, Budapest, the cosmopolitan Hungarian capital, served as the focal point for this remarkable gathering that bridged IOTA member tax administrations from the East and West.

We are glad to share that our latest IOTA Paper, created in partnership with the National Agency for Fiscal Administration of Romania (NAFA), has been released. 

We are thrilled to be able to share that the IOTA member country Azerbaijan took over the IOTA Presidency from Hungary at the 28th IOTA General Assembly in Budapest.

On 3-5 June 2024, IOTA launched another constructive forum meeting under the framework of the IOTA 2024 Work Programme Activities. This year, the IOTA Forum on BEPS was held in the vibrant Georgian capital of Tbilisi, and co-hosted by one of our member tax administrations, the Georgia Revenue Service. The event welcomed 37 tax officials in person and had over 70 experts participating online. Having Laura Stefanelli, an Advisor of the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) with us was also a pleasure.

On May 28-30, 2024, the IOTA Secretariat’s delegation including Alix Perrignon de Troyes, Executive Secretary, and Alexandros Roukalis, International Taxation Expert represented IOTA at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Inclusive Framework on BEPS Meeting in Paris, France. The event welcomed 122 jurisdictions and 12 observers (international and regional organisations)  to this unique occasion. As an observer at the event, Mrs Perrignon de Troyes had the opportunity to intervene once over the two days.

Poland and Italy shared experience in the framework of IOTA Peer-to-Peer Technical Assistance Project “Advance Tax Ruling as a Tool for Supporting Tax Compliance in Investments”. The next IOTA Peer-to-Peer Technical Assistance Project was successfully implemented by the Italian Revenue Agency as the Provider and the National Revenue Administration under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Poland as the Beneficiary.