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Ms. Sanja Lukarevska is appointed as Acting Director General of the Tax Administration of FYR of Macedonia

Promoting IOTA on a global scale

The ‘Tax and Development’ global conference was held in Berlin on 14-16 June, 2017 organised by International Tax Compact and sponsored by the German Economic Cooperation and Development Ministry, the European Commission and the Foreign Ministry of the Netherlands. Conference gave all stakeholders opportunity to connect to each other in interactive sessions such as Market Place, Open Space. IOTA took an active role in presenting the organisation. 

IOTA’s Executive Secretary in World Bank’s TAXGIP Conference

The Executive Secretary of IOTA, Mr Miguel Silva Pinto attended the Tax Administrators Exchange of Global Innovative Practices (TAXGIP) conference organised by the World Bank on 30 May - 2 June in Bucharest, Romania. The TAXGIP is a peer-learning network, providing opportunities for exchanges of knowledge and experiences among tax professionals. 

IOTA Tax Professional Learning & Development Forum

IOTA Tax Professional Learning & Development Forum was held on 31 May - 2 June 2017 in Lisbon hosted by the Portuguese Tax and Customs Authority. 57 participants from IOTA member countries and guests from OECD and Canada discussed how external and internal factors require changes in the organisation and influence employees’ development needs. 

Vacancy for an international contracted position (IOTA Expert) in the Secretariat

A vacancy has opened for an international contracted position in the IOTA Secretariat. We are looking for an expert who will support the Secretariat in providing assistance to the membership on a range of tax administration issues, and will contribute to the delivery of the annual work programme of the organisation. Further information about the vacancy, including job description, required experience and competencies, financial conditions, selection procedure, starting date is available here.

A new seconded Technical Taxation Expert started to work in the Secretariat

A new Technical Taxation Expert started to work in the IOTA Secretariat today. Mr Wolfgang Büttner, a seconded expert from the German Ministry of Finance has considerable international experience and he has organised and conducted several training programs.

IOTA’s Executive Secretary visits ANAF of Romania

Mr. Miguel Silva Pinto visited the Romanian Tax Administration on the 31 May 2017 and had talks with Mr. Bogdan Stan the President of the ANAF. During the conversation, IOTA’s Executive Secretary thanked ANAF for being such an active and committed IOTA member and delivered an update on IOTA’s activities and priorities for the next months.

Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic awarded TOP 20 Legal Entities

The Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic and the General Financial Directorate arranged the traditional meeting with the delegates of legal entities, which most significantly contributed to the national budget in 2016.