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A delegation from the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan, led by the Committee’s Deputy Chairman Seilzhan Akhmetov, visited the FTS of Russia to continue their review of IDMAS – this IT system analyzes risks and provides solutions for managing tax debt and enforcing its collection.

"Given the availability of a 'digital footprint' in all activities, including legal violations, a key task is to establish a 'profile' of the debtor, which includes all relevant entities and a thorough retrospective analysis with forecasting capabilities. Data is collected from all accessible sources, including fiscal information, which is particularly significant. To address this task, the Integrated Debt Management and Administration System (IDMAS) was created," stated Konstantin Chekmyshev, Deputy Commissioner of the FTS of Russia. 

While demonstrating the system's capabilities, he explained that IDMAS detects affiliated persons and grounds for challenging transactions with them, such as asset sales at below-market rates. Furthermore, IDMAS recognizes indicators of intentional insolvency, strategies to hide assets from collection, and other techniques to avoid obligations. The technology now swiftly completes tasks that would have taken inspectors months to assess, providing both important information and recommendations for reacting to suspected abuses.

Currently, IDMAS uses over 200 digital risk markers and solvency indicators to simulate taxpayer behavior. When abuses are detected, the system creates a draft order for the inspector along with a procedural document, depending on 11 user-specified duties.

Since IDMAS's adoption in 2021, tax debts of 279 billion rubles have been collected. Furthermore, there is a consistent transition from bankruptcy processes to debt restructuring, which benefits the socioeconomic growth of all economic units and the economy as a whole.

The continual training and upskilling of tax authority staff is critical to efficiently utilize the system. "Delivering a software product alone is insufficient. Ongoing training is critical, and the FTS of Russia is actively involved in this, having promising outcomes," highlighted Konstantin Chekmyshev.

As stated by Seilzhan Akhmetov, the digitalization of tax control measures in Kazakhstan has resulted in fully automated bankruptcy proceedings for people, with the digitization process for legal companies already underway. Continued collaboration between the tax authorities on this matter will be tremendously beneficial to both parties.

The parties agreed to continue exchanging experiences with automated systems and approaches for their enhancement.