Catalan Internal Revenue Agency reorganized to increase collections
Three central administrative bodies have been created for management, collections, and inspection
BarcelonaIn the midst of the implementation of its territorial plan, the Catalan Internal Revenue Service (ATC in Catalan) has also been reorganized functionally to, among other ends, increase collections and take on the management of taxes ceded by the Spanish government --inheritance and documented legal actions taxes-- that are currently managed by registrars in addition to ATC offices; starting in September, this will be done exclusively by the ATC.
On Friday, the Official Bulletin of the Generalitat of Catalonia (DOGC) published an order from the Department of the Vice-President for Economy and Treasury that establishes the new structure of the ATC.
In the new plan, the ATC’s central services will consist of central areas and offices, as well as territorial branches in Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona which will oversee territorial services of inspection, tax management, collections, taxpayer services, valuations, and administrative matters.
The Agency will also have, according to its organizational chart, three large specialized central bodies: the central offices of tax management, collections, and inspections. These three units will report directly to ATC management and will be responsible for administrative issues and orientation and supervision of the tax-related functions of the territorial office for Barcelona, which will be scrapped.
Thus, the new central offices will act under the principle of single territorial responsibility; that is, they will be responsible for all Catalonia. The aim is to reduce bureaucracy, as computerized means are increasingly being used and there is also greater mobility of assets and people.
A central aspect of the new organization is to have a structure that is sufficient, effective, and efficient in collections through administrative means, both for Catalan taxes and for those ceded by Madrid, and to provide services to local administrations.
Therefore, the area of collections will be characterized by organic growth, and along with the three services that the former collection agency of the Barcelona Delegation had, three more will be added, which will report to the Central Collections Office. These services will be for revenue monitoring, executive collections, delays and divisions, liens and seizures, court appeals and relations, and customer service and information on tax matters.
The order also covers the territorial deployment of the Agency, with offices in North Barcelona (Poblenou), Granollers, Manresa, Mataró, Sabadell, Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Terrassa, Vic, Vilafranca del Penedès, Figueres, la Bisbal d´Emporda, Santa Coloma de Farners, la Seu d´Urgell, Reus, and Tortosa.
