The economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) held its annual meeting on international cooperation in tax matters on April 22, 2015 in New York, with the participation of experts from the World Bank (WB), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development economic (OECD), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the African Forum of tax administration (ATAF) and the Inter-American Center of tax administrations (CIAT), among others.

During this meeting, three roundtables were held, that confirmed the clear interest of cooperation that will help to mobilize national resources for implementing the future development program after 2015.

Roundtable 1 on: “The role of international tax cooperation in mobilizing domestic financial resources for development”.

Roundtable 2 on: “Tax incentives and tax base protection issues for developing countries”.

Roundtable 3 on: “Taxation of intellectual property rights and other intangibles:  Issues for developing countries”.

During the general debate, delegations expressed their views on tax cooperation areas to improve.

On behalf of CIAT, the Executive Secretary Mr. Marcio Ferreira Verdi participated; he pointed out that resource mobilization result in cooperation and coordination in which the Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations is committed. The introduction of the United Nations Handbook Administration of Double tax Treaties in Spanish was a proof of cooperation, since it is difficult to find professionals who can study a complex topic in a foreign language. On South-South cooperation, he indicated that the Center has carried out more than 30 bilateral missions with the help of the Governments of Italy and Germany. He also addressed in his speech several economic issues such as bank secrecy, and a multilateral basis.