Source: Expresso MT - Cuiabá / MT - CAPA - 21/08/2010

The investment of R $ 2,7 million in equipment will prevent tax evasion through cargo transported above what is stated in the invoice.

The automated system of tax inspection of goods transit developed by Mato Grosso was mentioned as a reference in world quality on Thursday (19.08), at the International Seminar on Tax Administration, held in São Luiz, Maranhão.

"The contemporaneity of the Mato Grosso tax office automation system has been confirmed by means of dynamic scales, electronic yard control and traffic automation systems", said the Deputy Secretary of Public Revenue of the Mato Grosso Finance Department , Marcel Souza de Cursi, who represented the state tax authority at the event, along with other technicians from the agency.

Through the dynamic inspection system for goods in transit from Mato Grosso, seven scales will be installed, five fixed at the tax posts and two mobile, which have plate identification cameras, software capable of pointing the weight of the load on each axle of the truck, gates and electronic driver guidance boards. The investment of R $ 2,7 million in equipment will prevent tax evasion through cargo transported above what is stated in the invoice.

The new weighing system, when cataloging the plates of each vehicle in a database with the referred loads and weights, will allow the State to monitor in real time all the traffic of goods in Mato Grosso. Each truck that arrives at the tax office will be sent, through electronic plates, to scales duly approved by the National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality (Inmetro).

Other topics

According to the deputy secretary of Sefaz, during the International Seminar, it was recommended the improvement of the following points: culture of rigor against defaulters, use of information technology as an instrument of strategic alignment, deconcentration of litigation processes and use of technology as an instrument of control and inspection.

“Another point was to develop the worldwide recognition that the implementation of Digital Tax Bookkeeping (EFD), Electronic Transport Knowledge (CT-e) and Electronic Invoice (NF-e), at this moment, constitutes the state of the art in use of information technology as an instrument in favor of the community, reducing costs and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of tax administration ”, said the assistant secretary, Marcel de Cursi.

Tax exchange

The event was held from August 18 to 20, with the objective of promoting discussions and exchange of experiences between tax authorities from different countries, economically and socially, for the maintenance of the tax order.

The International Seminar was organized by Sefaz do Maranhão in conjunction with the Inter-American Center for Tax Administration (Ciat) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), which covers 38 member countries on four continents: 29 countries in America, six European countries, two Africans and an Asian country.

According to the Secretary of Finance of Maranhão, Cláudio Trinchão, it was an important moment for participants to share experiences with other countries and to discuss current issues, such as the collection of tax debts and technological advances.

The event brought together representatives of the IDB, Ciat, the State Finance Departments and the Federal District, the Ministry of Finance and the Federal Revenue Service.