NTO Webinar series "Tax and Crime" - Illicit financial flows: The impact on tax administration activities and best practices
After identifying tax and crime as the core topic of the 1st NTO Technical Conference that will be held in Rome in October 2021, NTO Members agreed to organise a series of preceding online seminars to broader the discussion on the matter. The primary objective is to provide a space for sharing experiences and best practices among the international audience of tax administrations.
The first session will focus on themes such as identifying and addressing new forms of Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs), Illicit Financial Flows and their impact on tax administration activities, strategies and preventive measures against the grey economy and financial crime.
The webinar will have an introductory overview of NTO and the topic of Tax and Crime, followed by presentations from NTO member tax administrations and a panel discussion along with the Questions & Answers (Q&A) session.
The event will be conducted in English with simultaneous translation into French.
The programme is as follows:
- 13:00 – 13:30 UTC
Online seminar opens for access, welcoming the participants
- 13:30 – 13:40 UTC
Opening statement - Marcio Verdi, Head of NTO Council
- 13:40 – 13:50 UTC
Introduction of the topic tax and crime - Stefano Gesuelli, Head of the Italian Mission at CIAT and CIAT Director for Planning and Institutional Development; International Relations Office of the General Headquarters
- 13:50 – 14:10 UTC
Identifying and addressing various and new forms of IFFs; Impact on tax authorities, country experience - Dr. Tera Saidimu, Commissioner of Intelligence and Strategic Operations, Kenyan Revenue Authority
- 14:10 - 14:30 UTC
The Finnish methods for combating economic crime - Ms. Tarja Valsi,Head of Compliance Control, Finnish Tax Administration
- 14:30 - 15:00 UTC
Q&A and open discussion (moderated by Secretariat of the NTO)