The UN and the OECD help collect US $ 1.4 billion in taxes in several countries including Peru

Tax Inspectors Without Borders (IFSF), an OECD and UN Development Program (UNDP) project to help emerging countries improve the efficiency of their tax collection, helped raise $ 1.4 billion in tax revenue additional since 2012.

According to the annual report of that organization, the large part of this extra collection until June 30, 2021 comes from the African continent (US $ 989.6 million), followed by Asia (US $ 287.8 million), Latin America and the Caribbean (US $ 121.8 million) and Eastern Europe (US $ 1.6 million).

“IFSF continues to help host administrations to mobilize national resources generating remarkable revenues,” says the document, citing audit assistance as one of the tools that have enabled developing nations to improve their collection system.

The agency has worked in more than thirty countries, including Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Costa Rica, and Peru, on programs already completed, some experimental, and others still ongoing.

The report highlights the progress made in pilot projects implemented in countries such as Colombia and Honduras.

In the Colombian case, IFSF noted that local authorities requested help to combat tax crimes more efficiently. From this request the first Tax Crimes Investigation Unit in the country was born.

Also under the auspices of IFSF, the Honduran Revenue Administration Service (SAR) and the Fiscal Attorney of the Federation of Mexico (PFF) “have established an official association to improve the capacity to fight against tax crimes and illicit financial flows. ” in Honduras.

In this joint initiative that began in April 2021, more than 100 officials from the SAR and the PFF participated in the self-evaluation workshop of the model facilitated by IFSF, the OECD and CIAT (Inter-American Center for Tax Administrations).