The Swiss Federal Council appointed Tamara Pfammatter as the new Director General of the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA). Ms. Pfammatter took office on 1 April 2023 and will succeed Adrian Hug, who retired at the end of March 2023.
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New IOTA Paper is Out Now! Application of the General Anti-Avoidance Rule in Complex Tax Avoidance Schemes: Practical Examples
We are drawing the end of this week with one plus great news about a newly published IOTA Paper. This edition runs under the title ‘Application of the General Anti-Avoidance Rule in Complex Tax Avoidance Schemes: Practical Examples’, and is written by Martynas Endrijaitis, Deputy Head of the State Tax Inspectorate under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania.
30th Forum of IOTA Principal Contact Persons
On 28-29 March 2023, IOTA had the pleasure of hosting the 30th Forum of Principal Contact Persons in Budapest, Hungary. The jubilee event brought together a great number of PCPs from the IOTA member tax administrations who joined the activity both personally and online.
New International Taxation Expert Joins IOTA Secretariat, Welcome on board Jonathan!
The IOTA Secretariat is happy to announce that a new colleague has joined the team. Our newest International Taxation Expert is Jonathan Heath who started on 13 March 2023.
Digital Workshop on “Use of Data from Information Exchange under the OECD BEPS 12 Action Plan and EU DAC 6"
On March 21, 2023, IOTA successfully live-streamed another impressive online activity from the IOTA Studio in Budapest, Hungary. The digital workshop showcased a very up-to-date topic: "Using data from information exchange in the framework of the OECD BEPS 12 action plan and the EU DAC 6", and brought together an exciting mix of speakers, from our international partner organisation, the European Commission DG TAXUD, along with experts from IOTA member tax administrations.
New IOTA Paper is Out Now
We are glad to inform you that our latest IOTA Paper in collaboration with the Hungarian National Tax and Customs is issued and is now just a click away. The new Paper explores the Pre-insolvency Procedures Implemented in Hungarian Law and is written by Katalin Kanizsai, LL.M., who works as an Expert at the Insolvency and Enforcement Department of the Hungarian National Tax and Customs Administration (NTCA).
Poland and Latvia Shared Experience in the Framework of IOTA Peer-to-Peer Technical Assistance Project “Intangibles and DEMPE Analysis”
The first IOTA Peer-to-Peer Technical Assistance Project initiated in 2022 was successfully implemented by the National Revenue Administration (NRA) of the Republic of Poland as the Provider and the State Revenue Service of the Republic of Latvia (SRS) as the Beneficiary.
Digital Workshop on Tackling VAT Fraud and Non-Compliance in the Digital Economy
On 1-2 March 2023, IOTA successfully held its first digital workshop of the year to kick off our Work Programme Activities for 2023. The event was broadcast live from the IOTA Studio in Budapest, Hungary, and attracted a great number of participants.
Improve Your Professional Skills with a New Virtual Training Offered by Vitara
VITARA is pleased to inform you about its new online courses for 2023. In this year’s VITARA e-learning portfolio, besides the newly launched Compliance Risk Management course, you can explore six more e-learning courses in the field of Human Resources Management, Reform Management, Strategic Management or Institutional Governance and you can also participate in virtual trainings in French and Spanish. The registration deadline for these e-learning courses is 4 March 2023.
MADRID BECAME A CANDIDATE TO HOST THE NEW EUROPEAN ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AUTHORITY
On 26 October 2022, the Mayor of Madrid together with the Secretary General of the Treasury and International Financing of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation announced the decision to present the candidacy of Madrid to host the European Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA).