Press releases

November 30, 2023
Implementation of the OECD Two-Pillar solution: progresses and remaining challenges

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 […]

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July 3, 2023
HKPS joins ETAF as observer member

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 […]

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June 29, 2023
Awaiting and discussing the SAFE proposal: the expectations of the regulated tax profession

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 […]

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March 15, 2023
BStBK's survey "Tax Professions in Europe"

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 […]

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December 15, 2022
ETAF welcomes the agreement on Pillar Two Implementing Directive

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 […]

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December 9, 2022
VAT goes digital - the tax practitioners' perspective

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 […]

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October 12, 2022
SAFE: the Commission must not pick the wrong target

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 […]

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June 15, 2022
EU officials and tax advisers discuss the European Commission’s plan to regulate tax advice

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 […]

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April 26, 2022
ETAF welcomes the FISC hearing on reinforcing the regulation of tax intermediaries

On 25 April 2022, the subcommittee on tax matters (FISC) of the European Parliament held a hearing on "how to reinforce the regulation of intermediaries to create an intermediary sector that ensures a fair and user-friendly tax system". As the European federation for regulated tax advisers, ETAF commends the outcomes of the hearing and the […]

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December 22, 2021
ETAF welcomes Commission’s proposal for Pillar II – but still many challenges ahead

On Wednesday 22 December, the European Commission presented a proposal for a Directive implementing the historic OECD tax agreement on a global minimum effective corporate tax rate set at 15% (so-called ‘Pillar II’). The European Tax Adviser Federation (ETAF) welcomes this proposal, bringing the EU one step closer to fair taxation. For tax advisers’ clients, […]

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