The European Tax Adviser Federation (ETAF) is a Brussels-based international non-profit organisation (AISBL), representing over 220 000 tax professionals across France, Germany, Belgium, Romania, Hungary, Austria and Croatia. Founded in 2015, ETAF serves as the unified voice of the European regulated tax profession in liaising closely with European policy makers in order to promote good […]
Brussels/Zagreb, 9 July 2025 — The European Tax Adviser Federation (ETAF) is pleased to announce that the Croatian Chamber of Tax Advisers (HKPS) has officially become a full member of the Federation as of 1 July 2025. This decision follows a two-year period during which HKPS held observer status and actively engaged in ETAF activities. […]
On Tuesday 3 June 2025, the European Tax Adviser Federation (ETAF) hosted a conference in Brussels, on the theme "Decluttering without diluting the EU tax system". The event drew a full house of EU officials, experts and tax advisers, with an additional 1 600 participants joining online. In his opening remarks, ETAF President Philippe Arraou […]
The Director General of the Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union (TAXUD) of the European Commission has appointed the European Tax Adviser Federation (ETAF) as a member of its Platform for Tax Good Governance. Welcoming the news, ETAF President Philippe Arraou commented: “ETAF has already been a member of the Platform from 2016 to 2019 […]
On Wednesday 17 April 2024, EU officials, experts and tax advisers discussed how to make the EU tax system simpler, rationalised and future-proof at a conference organised by the European Tax Adviser Federation (ETAF) in Brussels. The full-room event also gathered 1 800 people online. In his introductory speech, ETAF President, Philippe Arraou gave some […]
On 17 April 2024 in Brussels, the European Tax Adviser Federation (ETAF) General Assembly unanimously re-elected Philippe Arraou (CNOEC) as President for another three years. Mr Arraou has been President of ETAF since its creation in 2015. “It is a great pleasure for me to have been re-elected as ETAF President for another term and […]
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 […]
During a conference organized by the European Tax Adviser Federation (ETAF) on Wednesday 29 November 2023 in Brussels, tax advisers, together with representatives from the OECD, the European Commission, the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU and the EU Tax Observatory, took stock of the progress made on the implementation of the OECD […]
The Croatian Chamber of Tax Advisers (HKPS) became member of the European Tax Adviser Federation (ETAF) on 1 July 2023. All ETAF members are delighted about this decision and looking forward to a constructive and fruitful collaboration with HKPS. HKPS, which was founded in Zagreb in November 2011, meets all the ETAF admission requirements, including […]
On 28 June 2023, the European Tax Adviser Federation (ETAF) organized a conference in Brussels on the tax profession’s perspective on the upcoming Directive to tackle the role of enablers that facilitate tax evasion and aggressive tax planning (Securing the Activity Framework for Enablers – SAFE). In his welcome address, ETAF President Philippe Arraou recalled […]
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 […]
The European Tax Adviser Federation (ETAF) welcomes today's agreement between EU Member States on the Implementing Directive on Pillar Two of the OECD agreement to reform the international tax system by introducing a minimum 15% effective tax rate for large multinational enterprises (MNE). The agreed rules will apply to any large group, both domestic and […]
During a conference organized by the European Tax Adviser Federation (ETAF) on 7 December 2022, tax advisers discussed with Patrice Pillet, Head of Unit VAT at the European Commission, how the package “VAT in the digital age” (ViDA) will affect our profession and what are its expected benefits, just one day before its official adoption […]
The European Commission’s public consultation on a proposal for a Directive to tackle the role of enablers that facilitate tax evasion and aggressive tax planning (Securing the Activity Framework for Enablers – SAFE), expected in the first half of 2023, comes to an end today. Representing the voice of 215 000 regulated tax advisers at EU […]
On 14 June 2022, EU officials and tax advisers from all over Europe discussed how the regulation of the tax adviser profession can help to curb down abusive tax avoidance during a conference organised by the European Tax Adviser Federation (ETAF) in Brussels. It was a timely topic as the European Commission publicly announced in […]
