• The central topic of the 46th General Assembly of the Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT) is: “Improving the performance of the tax administration: evasion control and taxpayer assistance.”

• This is the third time Chile hosts the annual Assembly.

Chile and the Internal Revenue Service (SII), will host the 46th General Assembly of the Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT) to be held on April 23 and 26 at the Sheraton Hotel in Santiago.

Delegates from 40 member countries and associates to CIAT, as well as representatives from multilateral agencies such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC) will participate.

Some of the confirmed participants are Jeffrey Owens, former Director of the Tax Policy and Administration Center of the OECD, Beatriz Miguel Viana, General Director of the State Tax Agency of Spain (AEAT), José Antonio Azevedo Pereira, Director General of Taxes of Portugal.

The event represents an important challenge to the SII, for both the quantity and quality of countries and delegates participating. According to the SII Director, Julio Pereira, “this is a global event, which shows the annual progress and best practices in tax administrations, produces cooperation and collaboration agreements, while we will show the organizational ability as the host country.”

The SII has already developed and made available the website of the Assembly, to which delegates can access the agenda to review technical and general details of the meeting in Santiago.