The fourth meeting of this Network saw the presentation of the progress made on the "Toolkit for the Resolution and Prevention of Tax Disputes" that CIAT is developing with the support of the EU EUROsociAL+ Programme, the Inter-American Development Bank and the Tribute Arbitration Foundation.
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From 21 to 23 September 2021, the IV International Tax Network Meeting of the Inter-American Centre for Tax Administrations (CIAT) was held, which was well attended by tax administrations and Finance Ministries from Ibero-American countries, international organisations, non-governmental organisations, universities and tax experts from various fields.
On this occasion, the meeting of the Network was held virtually, and its objective was to present CIAT initiatives in the field of international taxation, share experiences of tax administrations and promote exchange among the members of the Network.
Among the ongoing initiatives, discussions were held on the progress made on the “Toolkit for the Resolution and Prevention of Tax Disputes” that CIAT is developing with the support of the European Union’s EUROsociAL+ Programme, the Inter-American Development Bank and the Tribute Arbitration Foundation. The objective of this Toolkit is to provide Tax Administrations with alternatives on how to address these issues, with a focus on developing countries, and with a tool to assess what resources or actions are necessary to successfully address the issue. It also included the presentation and discussion of the progress made on another Toolkit CIAT is developing with the technical support of the University of Leiden and the financial support of GIZ, which deals with the design and application of general anti-circumvention/evasion regulations.
As Sonia González, coordinator of the FIIAPP-led EUROsociAL+ Governance area said, “with the assistance of the CIAT International Tax Network, we want to support a privileged space for regional cooperation and public policy dialogue. The Network is a space that enables the building of relationships of enormous trust between institutions, strengthening national and regional processes that are already underway, processes that are aimed at consolidating fairer, more efficient and more transparent tax regimes”.
