Times for reflection The current situation makes it difficult to attempt to “defend” taxes in Spain given that, in my opinion, their purpose and need have been completely distorted with the latest measures taken by the Government. However, and from a sociological point of view, I feel the “obligation” to…
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Comments for analysis The government of President Correa has presented the draft “Organic Law on Social Spending Redistribution” to the National Assembly of Ecuador. The bill was submitted in accordance with Article 140 of the Political Constitution, which provides for a thirty-day expedite procedure for bills considered as economic emergency.…
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Some experiences from member countries During the CIAT Technical Conference held in Amsterdam last October 15 to 18, some tax administrations commented on developments that they have implemented in order to improve compliance. Among these practices, I will mention those that I find interesting and even, why not, inspiring. Some…
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Technical Conference 2012 A couple of developments in the form of electronic services come with our Technical Conference that begins next October 15 in the city of Amsterdam. On one hand, on the Conference internet site http://conference2012.ciat.org the daily schedule of activities can be accessed online. The agenda allows access to information about…
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News on XBRL In that 10 minutes post, on the third point, I spoke about XBRL and I think it’s time to dig in a little bit. On August 7, the IFRS Foundation published in Spanish the IFRS(1) or NIIF(2) labels based on XBRL. The “Project Summary” in which the…
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Some innovations in the AFIP In a previous CIATalk post (Take your review now!) I commented how we had used the fast answer codes to get links to our review and some potential applications within the Tax Administration framework. Last Tuesday, August 28 in Buenos Aires, we had the opportunity…
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