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On 19–20 October 2026, IOTA organised the second meeting of the IOTA Forum on Tax and Customs Data Science as a digital event via Microsoft Teams, under the theme “From Data Governance to AI Governance.” The two-day meeting attracted more than 150 digital participants from IOTA member tax administrations and brought together expert perspectives and practical examples to explore how tax administrations can strengthen data governance, build trustworthy AI frameworks and use artificial intelligence responsibly to improve compliance management, fraud detection and other administrative processes.

On 13–15 October 2026, IOTA and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) jointly organised the Regional Outreach Meeting on International Tax Developments for Europe and Central Asia in Vienna, Austria. Hosted at the OECD Multilateral Tax Centre (MTC) by the Austrian Federal Academy of Finance, the meeting brought together 147 registered participants from 34 jurisdictions to discuss key developments in international taxation, share national experiences and identify common implementation challenges and future priorities.

On October 7th and 8th, a working visit by a Polish delegation to the AEAT took place, within the framework of a peer-to-peer technical assistance on cooperative compliance coordinated by the Intra-European Organisation of Tax Administrations (IOTA).

On 7–8 October 2026, IOTA had the pleasure of organising the Forum on Tax Debt Management in Vilnius, Lithuania, in close collaboration with the State Tax Inspectorate under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania (VMI). The hybrid event brought together 44 IOTA member tax administration experts in Vilnius and welcomed more than 25 registered online participants from four Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) jurisdictions, broadening the exchange of international experience and perspectives. Dr Martynas Endrijaitis, Head of the State Tax Inspectorate, opened the event.

On 30 September – 1 October 2026, IOTA held a Digital Workshop on “Systems Integration: a Game Changer for Taxpayer Engagement with Tax Administration.” The two-day event explored how integrated systems, interoperability and effective data exchange can support tax compliance, improve taxpayer services and strengthen the efficiency of tax administrations.

Acting Head of the State Tax Service of Ukraine Mr Yurii Koniushenko.

On October 1st, 2026, Mrs. Elana Țîbîrnă was appointed as the new Director General of the State Tax Service of the Republic of Moldova.

On 24 September 2026, the IOTA Secretariat welcomed a delegation from North Macedonia, led by Ms Elena Petrova, President of IOTA and Director General of the Public Revenue Office of North Macedonia, for an official visit.

Mrs Mónika RÓZSA SÁDT has been appointed Commissioner of the National Tax and Customs Administration of Hungary (NTCA) as of 15th September 2026

On 23–24 September 2026, IOTA held a Digital Workshop on “Combating international tax avoidance and aggressive tax planning through the use of legal entities in tax havens.” The two-day event brought together nearly 300 IOTA member tax administration officials to exchange experiences and practical approaches to identifying and challenging complex international tax avoidance schemes involving offshore structures.

IOTA is pleased to announce the publication of a new IOTA Paper, “Real-Time Invoice Data to Enforce VAT Outcomes: Designing an EU-Compatible Data Reconciliation Procedure (DRP) for the ViDA Era”, authored by Mr Ferenc Vágujhelyi, former President of IOTA and former Commissioner of the National Tax and Customs Administration of Hungary (NTCA).

On September 11, 2026, the IOTA Secretariat welcomed a delegation from one of IOTA’S associate members, South Korea's National Tax Service (NTS), for a courtesy visit.