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Depending on the tax systems and according to the type of taxes and their level of incidence on the factors of greater mobility, such as financial capital, it is necessary to adapt to certain predominant standards at the international level, particularly, to avoid the outflow of capitals or that the latters entry be hindered. On the other hand, globalization and digitalization, with the increase in magnitude, complexity and dematerialization of the economic relations which it involves, also call for a series of strategic changes in the tax administrations of the countries, in order to adapt them to the new conditions under which it must carry out its functions. Such changes will internally affect organizational, normative, procedural, technological aspects and the profile of the required human resources. At the same time, will require to improve mutual collaboration and greater integration at the international level, with the tax administrations of other countries. Currently, and ever more in the future, the tax administration must act in an environment characterized by a vast network of economic relations, many of which have been established through electronic commerce, with businesses begun or concluded in a country, but with points of connection with the jurisdictions of various countries. Therefore, increasing cooperation is required between the tax administrations of different countries, to promote joint actions for combating tax fraud and evasion, thus allowing the action of a specific national administration to go beyond its borders to other places where individuals, goods or information of interest may be found. In view of the aforementioned circumstances, it could be understood that in the area of tax systems and administrations, it would be advisable to advance toward similar solutions that could be the result of international consensus, achieved in a process of search for arriving at the technical improvement of the structure of taxes and their administration, in order to adapt to the new scenario. To achieve such convergence, it is important to count on the participation of international organizations that may constitute a multilateral forum, wherein the countries of the different geographical regions may be represented, with a view to achieving consensus on the criteria and standards applicable in the field of taxation and, at the same time, establishing a favorable environment for effective international cooperation between the tax administrations. In this context, we believe the Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations-CIAT, has a fundamental role to play. In this way, the future projection of its activities is expanded and enriched, given the need to respond to the demands of its member countries for identifying solutions, not only by improving the tax administrations of those countries at the individual level, but also by actively participating in the development of what could be considered a globalized tax administration. Evolution of CIAT The Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT), was established in 1967 as a public, nonprofit international organization for promoting the development of the tax administrations through the exchange of experiences between the Internal Tax Directors members of the Center. A noteworthy event in CIATs institutional evolution is the amendment of the Bylaws approved in 1997 by the Argentina General Assembly, which provided for changing the organizations name from Inter-American Center of Tax Administrators to Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations. This change is a reflection of the institutional evolution which CIAT had already experienced that, in fact, goes beyond a simple substitution of words. In this way, the institution loses the personal nature whereby the Members were the Taxation Directors. Now the latter are representatives of the respective countries and, as of that time, are called member countries and associate member countries. That is, the membership now consists of countries and no longer of officials. Structure and objectives of CIAT To date, CIAT has 37 member countries and associate member countries. Twenty nine countries of the Americas are affiliated to CIAT, namely: Argentina, Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad y Tobago, United States, Uruguay y Venezuela; six European countries: Czech Republic, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain and The Netherlands and two African countries: South Africa and Kenya. Czech Republic, South Africa and Kenya are associate members. The representatives of the member countries and associate member countries before the Center are the incumbents of the high level positions of the tax Administration at the national level, appointed by the Minister of Finance of the respective countries. The member countries assist in financing the Centers activities through the payment of an annual contribution and are the ones who must decide which is the course of action to be followed by their institution. The two basic documents that determine the purpose and guide the activities of CIAT are the Bylaws and its Strategic Plan and its different programs are framed therein. Both documents emphasize the cooperative actions between the tax administrations of its member countries, which would allow for defining our Center from a macro approach as an organization for promoting international cooperation in the field of tax administration. The purpose of CIAT, as provided in article 2 of its Bylaws is the following: promote a climate of mutual cooperation and provide a forum for the exchange of experiences between its member countries and associate member countries, assisting them in improving their tax administrations based on the needs expressed by them. The Mission of CIAT, as defined in its current Strategic Plan is: to promote and facilitate mutual cooperation between its member countries and provide a tax forum for the exchange of experiences, aimed at improving their tax legislations and administrations. To this end, the Center will basically endeavor to: stimulate cooperation between the member countries in order to increase the level of tax compliance and identify mechanisms that may allow for combating tax evasion and avoidance, especially by means of agreements for the exchange of relevant tax information; promote and conduct research on tax legislation and administration, as well as favor the adoption of guidelines and models, their timely dissemination and exchange of ideas and experiences through international events; provide technical assistance on taxation to respond to the needs and interest expressed by the member countries, aimed at strengthening their tax administrations and promoting and coordinating the temporary exchange of technical staff among them; promote ethics and integrity within the tax administrations of its member countries. Programs and actions Within the context of its Bylaws, Strategic Plan and according to the activities plan and budget annually assigned by the General Assembly, CIAT, through the Executive Secretariat carries out substantive actions. Diffusion and exchange of experiences. CIAT is an important international forum for the exchange of experiences, the discussion and analysis of tax administration problems within the framework of generous and open collaboration and respect among its member countries, associate member countries and other countries and international organizations especially invited. Two annual meetings, such as the General Assembly and the Technical Conference, with the participation of the high level authorities from the member countries and associate member countries. The development of regional projects that generally involves the holding of seminars on different aspects in the field of tax systems and administrations. Development of references and making available support data to the member countries. CIAT promotes and carries out research, as well as develops data bases on the tax systems and administrations that may serve as reference to the processes of modernization of the tax legislation and administrations. Activities are directly carried out by the Executive Secretariat or through Working Groups formed by several member countries and associate member countries, coordinated by the Executive Secretariat. Some of the Working Groups products are the Model Agreement for the Exchange of Information, the Manual on Organizational Structure and Management of the Tax Administration, the Examination Manual, the Tax Code Model, the Internal Audit Manual, the Model Code of Conduct, the Manual on Tax Intelligence, the Manual on International Tax Planning Control. Diffusion of tax knowledge through publications and CIAT Web Site. The diffusion of knowledge comprises a broad range of periodic technical publications compiling the various qualified experiences of the member countries, as well as the documents of the Centers International Meetings and papers developed by the Executive Secretariat. In a period covering almost 40 years of operation, CIAT has developed a Specialized Library, which has a significant number of publications prepared by the Center and different countries, as well as a tax documentary data base, fundamentally for answering inquiries and supporting the data bases of the tax administration officials of its member countries and associate member countries, Executive Secretariat officials and the public in general. For many years, CIAT has been maintaining a site in Internet (http://www.ciat.org), for providing an expeditious information service and for the diffusion of technical documents and data bases. Issues guidelines on tax matters Starting in 1996 and up to the present time, resolutions are adopted in the CIAT Assemblies that include what could be considered as recommendations on the issues discussed in those meetings. Nevertheless, the fact of anticipating the issuance of guidelines on tax matters is something different that significantly expands CIATs field of action. The issuance of guidelines requires the establishment of groups or committees of tax administration specialists on certain topics, especially those with international repercussions that should be determined by the General Assembly so that, through the analysis and deliberations of those specialists, consensus solutions may be determined and the respective technical reports may be produced and once examined and approved by the General Assembly, they would serve as general orientation for all the member countries. Indeed, this activity would come to fill a gap since, at present, this type of work is being fundamentally carried out by two organizations, namely: the OECD and the European Union and, although the high quality of their work is not to be argued, it must be borne in mind that from the 37 CIAT member countries, only 9 of them belong to the first organization and 6 (the six member countries from Europe) to the second one. This would mean that, except for Mexico who is a member of the OECD, the rest of our member countries (28) from Latin America and the Caribbean, have no right to voice or vote in the elaboration of tax rules that endeavor to provide international scope to significant tax issues and which, therefore, affect all of them. However, the intention would not be to undertake a parallel and redundant activity with that already being carried out by those organizations. The promulgation of guidelines by CIAT could be a mechanism for having a greater presence in the Latin American and Caribbean countries and, accordingly, being able to defend their interests and viewpoints in discussions on important tax issues such as the review of concepts like territorial source, permanent establishment, effective management, determination of tax jurisdiction. All of them are issues whose need for revision is already acknowledged and underway, in view of the internationalization of the economies and the new technologies, in particular, as a result of the accelerated increase in the use of Internet. With respect to this last item, international guidelines for the control and taxation of electronic commerce are undergoing full development and perhaps, the time has come for the Latin American countries to use the mechanisms and institutions for analyzing these issues so that they may take a more active role and not be mere spectators, or guests, in the best of cases. promotes tax agreement among its member countries This may be considered complementary and at the same time essential for developing guidelines on international issues. These treaties, especially the specific ones on mutual administrative cooperation that may anticipate the exchange of information, simultaneous or joint verifications, assistance for collecting taxes and notifications, reinforce the capability of the tax administrations for controlling operations carried out or maintaining relationships abroad, as well as properties or individuals abroad. Also, in accordance with the evolution of the search for concrete administrative solutions for taxing electronic commerce operations, especially those concluded on-line, international administrative assistance should be an essential requirement for applying such taxation. As a result of the efforts of the Working Group on Exchange of Information, sponsored by Italy and coordinated by the CIAT, the Model and its comments were drafted in 1999 by expert officials on the matter from the following countries: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, United States of America, Italy, Mexico and the CIAT Executive Secretary. This Model expressly provides for forms to exchange tax information among the tax administrations of different countries, automatic and spontaneous information and exchange of information upon request. It also includes provisions on simultaneous tax examinations and tax examinations abroad. The purpose of the Working Group meeting was to promote the exchange of information between the tax administrations by strengthening the necessary instruments and mechanisms for rendering such exchange effective. Exchange of information, in all its forms, is one of the main instruments to be used for controlling and preventing tax fraud, evasion and avoidance and an Agreement between countries for such purpose is a first step toward mutual assistance between tax administrations. Bilateral or multilateral specific agreements on exchange of information should yield real mutual benefits, taking into account: the type of economic relations existing between the contracting countries; the nature of practices relating to tax fraud, evasion and avoidance arising in these countries; the development of the tax administrations and practical possibilities of use of the Agreement; and Also, the Working Group prepared a few years ago a Handbook for the implementation of the exchange of information, a training program and offered technical assistance in this field. Actions carried out in the field of taxation by international, multilateral organizations, international cooperation agencies of national governments, public and private entities and the need to coordinate them with CIAT activities (Key Environmental Consideration N 7, CIATs Strategic Plan 2007/2008). There is currently a broad range of international organizations and public and private entity initiatives dealing with tax policy and administration. It will therefore be important for CIAT to stengthen coordination mechanisms with those organizations, which in many cases may involve the holding of joint activities, the exchange of experiences and, especially, avoid the overlapping of schedules and redundant activities to thus maximize the benefits which those activities may generate for CIAT member countries. Given CIATs proven leadership in international taxation and in tax administration in particular, it is convenient to promote a rapprochement and dialogue with all those organizations, through proposals for integration and coordination that may result in grater efficiency and effectiveness of the initiatives. In this regard, it is important to count on the resolute support of our member countries, especially those participating in more than one forum or initiative.     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