Kazakhstan joined Intra-European Organization of Tax Administrations

Our country became the only Asian country, which was admitted to the IOTA.  The IOTA member states - European countries - took a vote on amendments to the IOTA Statute.  An exception was made for Kazakhstan taking into accounts its high rating and success in the tax administration reforming.

According to the Chairman of Tax Committee of the Kazakh Finance Ministry Anuar Zhumadildayev, Kazakhstan intends to participate actively in the IOTA's work.

The Intra-European Organization of Tax Administrations (IOTA) is a non-profit intergovernmental organization, which provides a forum to assist Members in the European countries to improve tax administration.

The formal decision to establish the Organization was made during the 3rd Conference of Tax Administrations of Central and Eastern Europe and Baltic Countries, which was held in Warsaw, on 28-30 October 1996. The European Commission, tax administrations from nine EU Member States, the IMF, OECD, CIAT and the US IRS supported this decision.

In 1997 the operating conditions were formulated and the Charter of the Organization was drafted. Simultaneously IOTA signed a Seat Agreement with the Republic of Hungary.

To date, IOTA has 46 Member tax administrations: 45 full Members and 1 associate Member.

The Secretariat of the Organization is located in Budapest, the Republic of Hungary.