Ahead of the European elections, the European Tax Adviser Federation (ETAF) is pleased to publish a special edition of its newsletter. To mark this event, ETAF questioned MEP Lídia Pereira (EPP, Portugal), MEP Alfred Sant (S&D, Malta), MEP Dragoş Pîslaru (Renew Europe, Romania) and MEP Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Greens/EFA, Denmark) on their vision of the future of the European Parliament and of the European tax policy.

The European Tax Adviser Federation (ETAF) is pleased to release a manifesto outlining key priorities for its members in view of the upcoming European elections. Divided into six pillars, the document sets out no fewer than 25 recommendations to the European Commission and the European Parliament for the next five years, to ensure that the EU tax system is simpler, rationalised and future-proof.

From June 2022 to January 2023, a German member of the European Tax Adviser Federation (ETAF), the Bundessteuerberaterkammer (BStBK), conducted a Europe-wide survey on the regulation of tax advisory professions in Europe. 23 professional organisations from 21 different countries participated.

The aim of the survey was to provide a comprehensive picture of the existing landscape of professional regulations in Europe in order to identify overlaps and common grounds. The results shall feed the current public debate around the regulation of the tax advisory profession in Germany as well as on the European and International levels.

Disclaimer

Although the authors have made every effort to ensure that the information gathered in this publication was correct and while this publication is designed to provide information about regulatory approaches concerning tax advisory professions in Europe, neither ETAF, nor the Bundessteuerberaterkammer K.d.ö.R., nor the authors assume responsibility for errors, inaccuracies or any other inconsistencies. The publication does not reflect the official position of ETAF nor should it be taken as a written statement on behalf of ETAF.