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Dear Readers,

I am delighted to present the new edition of the IOTA
magazine, Tax Tribune. In this magazine, we publish a wide
selection of articles on the relevant issues tax administrations
are facing today. This edition contains 17 articles written by
speakers from the various workshops IOTA organised
throughout 2016. In these events, we provide the
opportunity for tax administration officials from our 45
member countries to share best practice on effective and
efficient approaches in dealing with the current issues and
challenges facing todays tax administrations. Our workshops
gather a lot of useful information that is interesting for tax
professionals in Europe and beyond. The main purpose of
our magazine is to share with a wider community the information, experience and
analysis that our workshop participants gained from each other. We believe that
through an open and extended exchange of views participants gain inspiration and
take back to their home administrations innovative and new ideas on how to improve
tax compliance and revenue collection. Interesting examples in this respect may be
found in this magazine and we hope it will provide you with a useful source to cherry
pick from those innovations or ideas.

In this edition, there are articles on issues such as increasing tax compliance, the fight
against VAT avoidance and VAT fraud, the approach to large taxpayers, tracking cash
flow (E-commerce), the analysis and efficient use of big data, improving processes in
tax administrations and perceptions of the tax system. I believe these topics address
some of our major concerns and challenges. I would like to thank all the authors for
devoting time to write these articles and share lessons learned and the results
achieved. All of them provide value and output to our membership.

I trust you will find this magazine useful and I wish you an enjoyable reading.

Miguel Silva Pinto
Executive Secretary of IOTA