Objectives & Activities

ETAF closely observes and evaluates all EU initiatives in tax and professional matters. Our main topics are, among others, the internal market strategy, the tax transparency package, the Anti-BEPS Directive, the initiatives to relaunch the common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB), VAT matters and data protection issues. At the given time, ETAF is contributing to a balanced legislation in these areas by introducing quality opinions into the highly complex decision-making process. Therefore, ETAF is pursuing the following key objectives:

• Providing tax expertise to EU decision makers
• Promoting good legislation in tax matters
• Enhancing quality and expertise of tax professionals throughout Europe
• Contributing to fight tax abuse and illegal acts
• Pursuing sustainable professional regulations
• Enhancing certainty and transparency
• Defending the independence and confidentiality of the profession
• Supporting businesses in an internationalised environment

In order to achieve these objectives, ETAF carries out the following activities:

• Liaising closely with EU policy makers
• Participating in relevant consultations, meetings and hearings
• Fostering dialogue between the EU and stakeholders
• Coming up actively with new proposals and ideas
• Exchanging views with other stakeholders
• Bringing together the key players