VITARA is pleased to launch that the next two e-learning modules on Organization and Human Resource Management are now open for registration.
News
New International Taxation Expert on board
Today is a great plus one news day. IOTA Secretariat is happy to announce a new colleague on board. Oksana Stepanenko joined our team as an International Taxation Expert on 21st March 2022.
Swiss Presidency Visits IOTA Secretariat in Budapest
Representatives of the Swiss IOTA Presidency paid an official visit to the IOTA Secretariat in Budapest, Hungary on 16th March 2022.
The 25th IOTA General Assembly appointed the Swiss Federal Tax Administration as the next Presidency of IOTA for the current period 2021/2022, with Mr. Marc Bugnon becoming the new President of IOTA for this one-year term. During 29th and 30th June 2022, the 26th IOTA General Assembly will be held in Zürich under the Swiss Presidency.
Communique on behalf of the Executive Council of IOTA on the Conflict in Ukraine
Budapest, 10 March 2022
IOTA is a politically neutral forum which supports on-going collaboration to strengthen cooperation between member tax administrations (article 2 of the Charter).
The current conflict taking place across the IOTA region, impacting our IOTA members, prevents this aim.
Enrol in the New Vitara Online Courses - Registrations are Now 0pen
VITARA is excited to announce that its next online course on Institutional Governance in English is now open for registration until 14th March 2022. The three-week course can be completed between 15th March - 5th April 2022. In addition, the application for the French and Spanish versions of the Strategic Management online course are also available until 31st March 2022.
New Communication and Publication Specialist joins IOTA Secretariat
Erika has been dedicated to communication and journalism for over a decade. At the early stage of her career, she worked as a Newscaster at a local radio station and then switched to work as a Communication Specialist managing the communication of international pharmaceutical companies. She began to take a deeper interest in business, economy, and international issues a few years ago when she took on a business reporter/editorial job at the most prevalent economic radio station in Budapest, Hungary that highlighted these matters.
Simplifying taxpayer identification
The State Revenue Service of Latvia (SRS) announces that it has made efforts to simplify procedures for foreign tax administrations to verify the legitimacy of taxpayers’ tax claims in Latvia and to prevent double taxation. The tax administration of any country that has signed a Tax Agreement with the Republic of Latvia for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion can simply check the Certificate of Residence issued to the taxpayer by SRS by clicking on the link to the SRS website and entering the verification code and the taxpayer’s code
The Spanish Tax Agency takes a further step in promoting cooperative compliance
On 16th February the Forum of SMEs and the Forum of Self-Employed have been set up.
IOTA contributes to the 3rd round of regional consultations on BEPS for Eurasia
On 26 January 2022, IOTA and OECD virtually co-hosted a Regional Consultation on BEPS for Eurasia addressing the tax challenges of digitalisation which provided updates on the progress made on the development of the measures under Pillar One and Two, as well as on the capacity-building and bespoke technical assistance programmes available to support the implementation of these measures.
Behavioural interventions in payment notifications
Fundamentally, the field of behavioural insights is focused on understanding human decisions and behaviours, then leveraging those insights to design practical policies and interventions. Regarding tax administration, it can be beneficially applied to a wide range of areas, from taxpayer services and enforcement to internal topics such as employee engagement and productivity. Promoting and encouraging taxpayers’ voluntary tax compliance is key to efficient tax administration.