October 2026 Newsletter

Foreword

• Philippe Arraou, ETAF President

Professional law

• When PE investors knock: ETAF sets out safeguards to keep tax advice in professional hands
• Tax advisers are not banks: ETAF calls for workable EU AML rules for the profession
• European Commission proposes Skills Portability initiative as part of Fair Labour Mobility Package

Tax law

• The latest updates on the Tax Omnibus talks
• DAC recast: state of play in the Council and European Parliament ahead of December Ecofin
• EU Inc.: the 28th regime's tax provision could derail upcoming negotiations
• EU Customs reform enters into force, with new e-commerce handling fee to apply from November
• Ongoing EU VAT initiatives to watch

ECJ tax case-law digest

• August - October 2026

ETAF news

• ZDSS becomes ETAF’s first associated member
• 81st CNOEC Congress gathers in Paris to rethink the tax profession
• Join us at ETAF 10th Anniversary Conference on 3 November 2026 in Brussels