On 10 June 2022 Ms. Soledad Fernández has been appointed Director General of the Spanish Tax Agency in substitution of the current DG, Mr. Jesús Gascón, who has been appointed Secretary of State for Finance.
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IOTA Forum on Combating VAT Fraud
Under the framework of the newly developed hybrid format by IOTA, the Organisation successfully held the Forum on Combating VAT Fraud on 7th– 9th June, 2022 in Budapest giving a fresh start and a totally new experience to its technical activities after two years of virtual operation. The first hybrid technical event of the year attracted more than 55 participants gathering in person at the venue and 130 attendees joining digitally to the three days of the Forum.
IOTA and OECD Jointly Organised the Next Regional Consultation on International Tax Matters for Eurasia
Intra-European Organisation of Tax Administrations (IOTA) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) successfully co-hosted the next regional consultation on international tax matters on 30th May 2022. This consultation followed the January consultation on the developments of the Two-Pillar Solution to address the tax challenges of digitalisation.
New Director General of the National Revenue Administration in Poland Appointed
The National Revenue Administration in Poland has appointed a new Director General, Mr. Bartosz Zbaraszczuk, he took the office on 12th May 2022.
133rd Executive Council Meeting of IOTA
The 133rd Executive Council Meeting of IOTA was held between 18th- 19th May 2022 in Paris, France hosted by the General Directorate of Public Finances of France. This event was the first in-person Executive Council Meeting after two years of virtual operation.
The 133rd EC meeting was opened by Marc Bugnon, the President of IOTA and Alix Perrignon de Troyes, the Executive Secretariat of IOTA as well as focused on the forward look of the Organisation.
IOTA Workshop on Tax Gap Estimation and Use – Latest Developments
‘Tax Gap Estimation and Use – Latest Developments’ was the theme of IOTA’s two-day digital workshop, held between 11th and 12th May 2022. The event welcomed 144 registered participants from 29 IOTA tax administrations and 13 from OECD/FTA countries.
The Portuguese Tax Administration Launched a New APP for Self-employed Taxpayers
ATGo is a newly developed mobile application (available on both iOS and Android operating systems) that allows self-employed taxpayers to easily comply with their tax obligations and manage their professional activities in a single point of access, an integrated and mobile environment.
SRS Improves Client Services
In its efforts to improve client service and boost its reputation among users, the State Revenue Service of Latvia (SRS) has initiated internal quality checks both of telephone consultations and answers to electronically submitted questions.
IOTA Workshop on Facilitation of Taxpayer Touchpoints
The IOTA Workshop on Facilitation of Taxpayer Touchpoints shared a unique perspective on member experiences, best practices of actions and strategies to improve and integrate unnecessary taxpayer touchpoints. The digital workshop was organised between 20th and 21st April 2022 and welcomed 84 registered participants from 28 IOTA member countries.
ISORA Training 2022 in Oslo – Registration is Now Open
We are happy to announce that a joint IOTA-OECD ISORA workshop “Survey completion and data usage”, hosted by the Norwegian Tax Administration, will be organised between 15th–16th June 2022 in Oslo, Norway. The workshop is now open for registration until 20th May 2022.The purpose of the event is to bring together ISORA country co-ordinators and analysts using ISORA data and to share best practices on the use of ISORA data between the ISORA countries.