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On 4–5 November 2026, IOTA organised a Workshop on the “Use of Data Received through (Spontaneous or Automatic) Exchange of Information on Foreign Assets in Enforcement Procedures” in Budapest, Hungary. The two-day event brought together 29 experts from IOTA member tax administrations, to exchange practical experiences and explore how information received through international exchange mechanisms can support more effective tax debt management and enforcement.

Mrs Elena Petrova, President of the Intra-European Organisation of Tax Administrations (IOTA) and Director General of the Public Revenue Office of North Macedonia (PRO), addresses the IOTA community in a video message marking the start of North Macedonia's Presidency at IOTA.

Between 26 and 30 October 2026, the IMF and the IOTA team held their first in-person VITARA workshop in the European region since launching the partnership in 2020. The event took place at the Joint Vienna Institute (JVI) in Vienna, Austria, with 25 registered participants from 15 countries.

On 29–30 October 2026, IOTA held its 7^th Annual International Conference in Budapest, Hungary, under the theme “Cybersecurity and Data Protection in Tax Administrations.” Hosted at the Anantara New York Palace Budapest Hotel, the Conference brought together in person over 90 participants and over 60 online attendees, representing  26 IOTA member tax administrations and non-members (Turkey), international partner organisations such as the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre, EUROPOL, the International Monetary Fund, the OECD Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes, tax technology providers and academia to exchange experiences and explore approaches to strengthening cybersecurity, protecting sensitive taxpayer information and building resilient digital tax systems.

On the occasion of the Day of Excellence in Taxation, I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to all tax officials and professionals from IOTA members, who, through their dedication, integrity and expertise, contribute every day to building fair, efficient and trustworthy tax administrations.        

On 19–20 October 2026, IOTA organised the second meeting of the IOTA Forum on Tax and Customs Data Science as a digital event via Microsoft Teams, under the theme “From Data Governance to AI Governance.” The two-day meeting attracted more than 150 digital participants from IOTA member tax administrations and brought together expert perspectives and practical examples to explore how tax administrations can strengthen data governance, build trustworthy AI frameworks and use artificial intelligence responsibly to improve compliance management, fraud detection and other administrative processes.

On 13–15 October 2026, IOTA and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) jointly organised the Regional Outreach Meeting on International Tax Developments for Europe and Central Asia in Vienna, Austria. Hosted at the OECD Multilateral Tax Centre (MTC) by the Austrian Federal Academy of Finance, the meeting brought together 147 registered participants from 34 jurisdictions to discuss key developments in international taxation, share national experiences and identify common implementation challenges and future priorities.

On October 7th and 8th, a working visit by a Polish delegation to the AEAT took place, within the framework of a peer-to-peer technical assistance on cooperative compliance coordinated by the Intra-European Organisation of Tax Administrations (IOTA).

On 7–8 October 2026, IOTA had the pleasure of organising the Forum on Tax Debt Management in Vilnius, Lithuania, in close collaboration with the State Tax Inspectorate under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania (VMI). The hybrid event brought together 44 IOTA member tax administration experts in Vilnius and welcomed more than 25 registered online participants from four Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) jurisdictions, broadening the exchange of international experience and perspectives. Dr Martynas Endrijaitis, Head of the State Tax Inspectorate, opened the event.

On 30 September – 1 October 2026, IOTA held a Digital Workshop on “Systems Integration: a Game Changer for Taxpayer Engagement with Tax Administration.” The two-day event explored how integrated systems, interoperability and effective data exchange can support tax compliance, improve taxpayer services and strengthen the efficiency of tax administrations.

Acting Head of the State Tax Service of Ukraine Mr Yurii Koniushenko.

On October 1st, 2026, Mrs. Elana Țîbîrnă was appointed as the new Director General of the State Tax Service of the Republic of Moldova.