EU public consultations

September 30, 2025
ETAF statement on a possible 28th regime for innovative companies

On 30 September 2025, ETAF responded to the public consultation of the European Commission on the potential "28th regime for innovative companies," welcoming the aim of the European Commission to provide a coherent and attractive EU corporate legal framework that reduces compliance burdens and facilitates cross-border activity. However, ETAF expresses serious concerns about the lack […]

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September 17, 2025
ETAF statement on the future evaluation of the Whistleblower Protection Directive

On 17 September 2025, ETAF responded to the public consultation of the European Commission on its future evaluation of Directive (EU) 2019/1937 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law (the “Whistleblower Protection Directive”), scheduled for the end of 2026. While acknowledging the Directive’s positive role in strengthening ethical behaviour in commercial […]

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July 4, 2025
ETAF statement on the Recommendation on savings and investment accounts

On 4 July 2025, ETAF replied to the public consultation of the European Commission on its future Recommendation on savings and investment accounts, including their tax treatment, scheduled for publication in Q3 2025. ETAF supported the Recommendation as a suitable instrument and proposed several simplification measures to enhance retail investor participation in the Capital Markets […]

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February 7, 2025
ETAF recommendations for the future EU e-invoicing strategy

On 7 February 2025, ETAF submitted its recommendations to the European Commission on the future EU electronic invoicing policy strategy, expected to be released in the first half of 2025. The strategy will aim to increase the mass adoption of e-invoicing by potential integration of electronic invoicing modules in ERP systems, ensure e-invoicing efficient transmission […]

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January 30, 2025
ETAF standpoint on the future Single Market strategy 2025

On 30 January 2025, ETAF replied to the European Commission's call for evidence on its future Single Market strategy, to be released in June 2025. ETAF fully supports the strengthening of the Single Market, at a time where the EU competitiveness is challenged. Its members believe that any reform of the Internal Market must respect […]

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September 10, 2024
ETAF participates in the European Commission's evaluation of the ATAD

On 10 September 2024, ETAF participated in the European Commission's evaluation of the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD). We welcome this evaluation as a concrete action in the framework of the ongoing European Commission’s effort to rationalise EU reporting requirements. ETAF views the ATAD as an important tool laying down minimum standard measures on addressing the […]

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July 29, 2024
ETAF participates in the European Commission's evaluation of the DAC

On 29 July 2024, ETAF participated in the European Commission's evaluation of the Directive on administrative cooperation in tax matters (DAC) and its successive amendments (from DAC2 to DAC6). ETAF welcomes very much this evaluation as a first concrete action in the framework of the ongoing European Commission’s effort to rationalise EU reporting requirements. In […]

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January 24, 2024
ETAF feedback on the BEFIT proposal

On 24 January 2024, ETAF replied to the European Commission's public consultation on the proposal Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT), published on 12 September 2023.

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December 20, 2023
ETAF feedback on the Transfer Pricing proposal

On 20 December 2023, ETAF replied to the European Commission's public consultation on the proposal for a Directive transposing the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines into the EU legal order, published on 12 September 2023.

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December 20, 2023
ETAF feedback on the HOT proposal

On 20 December 2023, ETAF replied to the European Commission's public consultation on the proposal for a directive establishing a Head Office Tax (HOT) system for micro, small and medium sized enterprises. We recognized the potential of the HOT initiative, especially for SMEs that may be planning to expand across the borders and may have […]

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November 27, 2023
ETAF statement on the rationalisation of EU reporting requirements in the tax area

On 27 November 2023,  ETAF replied to the European Commission's public consultation on how to rationalise reporting requirements originating from EU legislation and weighing on companies. Our statement outlines that DAC6 reporting requirements are seen as the main problematic ones for the tax profession at the moment. However, we also shed light on other reporting […]

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October 12, 2023
ETAF statement on the recognition of qualifications of non EU nationals

On 12 October 2023,  ETAF replied to the European Commission's public consultation on its upcoming recommendation on the recognition of qualifications of third country nationals. As preliminary remarks, ETAF would like to acknowledge the potential of this initiative to address labour and skills shortages in general, even if, in the tax area, there is only limited […]

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September 18, 2023
ETAF feedback on the FASTER proposal

On 18 September 2023,  ETAF replied to the European Commission's public consultation on a Proposal for a Directive on Faster and Safer Relief of Excess Withholding Taxes (FASTER).

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April 4, 2023
ETAF feedback on the ViDA package

On 4 April 2023,  ETAF replied to the European Commission's public consultation on the VAT in the digital age package (ViDA). In particular, ETAF provided the European Commission with its comments and recommendations on: technical parameters of e-invoicing and digital reporting requirements, the data protection safeguards needed, gradual implementation for SMEs, the necessary support from […]

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March 30, 2023
ETAF feedback on DAC8

On 30 March 2023,  ETAF replied to the European Commission's public consultation on the proposal for an eighth amendment to the Directive 2011/16/EU on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation (DAC8). While we welcome the main purpose of this proposal, which is to extend the mandatory automatic exchange of information between EU Member States […]

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