A “south-south exchange tour “on “massive control” was held on August 27 to 30, 2013 in Buenos Aires, based on the long-term experiences of the “Federal Administration of Public Revenue (AFIP) “of Argentina. Given the importance of this topic in terms of associated and transversal processes, a flexible program with multiple approaches was adopted, addressed by senior officials and work teams of the institution.

This activity was attended by CIAT and tax administrations officials from Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Spain, Guatemala, Peru and Uruguay; they actively participated in the debates and presented their experiences on different aspects of the program .

Among the main points highlighted were the following : taxpayer registration , tax account , noncompliance control , identification and use of third-party information sources , criteria and procedures for segmenting taxpayers for collection and monitoring, electronic control system , electronic reporting , and information technology applied to massive controls . Regarding the working procedures of EUROsociAL II framework, the following was mentioned: exchange visits, meetings, technical assistance and studies. In all cases, future activities will adopt a narrower focus on specific processes referred to taxpayers’ massive control, while maintaining a vision that addresses general and specific needs.

The meeting has been held as a result of the demands presented by beneficiary countries to the Eurosocial II Program, in the framework of the Action ” Compliance with Tax Obligations ” of the Area ” Public Finance “, coordinated by the FIIAPP , which partners are AEAT of Spain , IEF of Spain and CIAT. In the future, the CIAT and the Eurosocial II Program will follow up the progresses, requests and interests presented by the beneficiary tax administrations, in order to organize new activities to support voluntary compliance.

Group photo.		Welcome words by Sr. Jose Bianchi, General Collection Sub-director of AFIP.
Gonzalo Arias, International Taxation and Cooperation Director of the CIAT.		Martin Slemenson , Collection Process Director of the AFIP.
Alfredo Samperi , Director of Specialized Control Analysis of the AFIP.