To look out the windows, at the desolate streets at four o’clock on any Saturday afternoon has become a routine; something certainly exceptional, but which threatens to linger on. Within a short time frame, we will move from isolation to distancing, and little by little, at different paces, many of…
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In order to face the challenge posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the tax administrations are making a great effort by implementing telework mechanisms and maximizing electronic systems. This accelerated process of digitalization goes beyond the electronic filing of tax declarations or the establishment of electronic means of payment -present in…
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Chapter 7. Invoices and Electronic Documents Several colleagues have already written in this space about the recent CIAT publication on “Information and Communication Technologies as a strategic tool to leapfrog the efficiency of tax administrations”. And… yes, logically, one of the chapters is about “Invoices and Electronic Documents”. As our…
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In memoriam Luiz Villela. The unexpected global economic crisis caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) will have significant economic consequences. Faced with this outlook, Latin American countries are taking steps to mitigate the situation so that its consequences do not drag on over time. Some of these measures will involve increased…
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We currently see the public as well a private sector attempting to digitalize themselves quickly, in view of the isolation measures decreed by a significant number of countries vis—vis the coronavirus world pandemic. We are faced with a reckless race for urgently digitalizing all their processes and thus be able…
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Chapter 6. Providing Services to the Taxpayers The Tax Administration (TA) has evolved in different stages, distinguished at times, with a strong emphasis on control, at others in the facilitation of compliance, in both cases with the use of technology and now with a special emphasis in the use…
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