On July 27 to July 29, 2015 a regional seminar on transparency and exchange of tax information took place in Bogota. Organized by the DIAN with the support of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information, CIAT and the World Bank-IFC, the “Last Mile” seminar was designed to support the implementation of effective exchange of information for tax purposes in participating jurisdictions and foster a “culture of information sharing” among officials engaged in tax control.

The seminar involved instructors from the Global Forum, Colombia and CIAT, as well as valuable contributions from World Bank officials and representatives of tax administrations from of a group of Latin America and the Caribbean countries: Chile, Colombia Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, and Turks & Caicos.

During the seminar, the key elements of the international standard for the exchange of tax information were discussed, success stories from tax administrations in the region were described and case studies based on actual cases were discussed and resolved by the participants.

Many DIAN officials from different regions around Colombia participated in the seminar and learnt that new processes and procedures to enhance exchange of information will shortly be implemented in Colombia. These will lead to better compliance with the international standards of transparency as well as a better use of the tools for the exchange of information to improve the investigation and examination processes and support tax investigators in their fight against tax evasion.

Participants