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 […]
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, […]
The European Tax Adviser Federation (ETAF) welcomes the Pandora Papers revelations because they have shown that there is still much to be done in the fight against tax fraud. In the wake of this new tax scandal, the European Parliament adopted during its Plenary session on 21 October 2021 a resolution calling on the EU […]
On 12 October, EU officials and tax advisers from all over Europe discussed how to ensure a Stable Recovery through Fair Taxation during a conference organised by the European Tax Adviser Federation (ETAF) in Brussels. In his welcome address, ETAF President Philippe Arraou recalled that a stable recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic can only be […]
On Friday 8 October, 136 members of the OECD Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) reached a final agreement on a new framework for international tax reform. The European Tax Adviser Federation (ETAF) welcomes this step and expects the G20 Finance Ministers to endorse the deal during their meeting in Washington on […]
On 14 September 2021, the ETAF General Assembly unanimously re-elected Philippe Arraou as President for another three years. The members of ETAF also appointed Andrea Rabb as a new Board Member while Michael Korth, Volker Kaiser, Robert Sova and Benoît Vanderstichelen have been re-elected for another term in the Board.
On 14 September 2021 the Austrian Chamber of Tax Advisers and Auditors (KSW) decided to become a full member of ETAF as from 1 January 2022. KSW is the umbrella organization for tax advisers and auditors in Austria and its members are specialists in tax advice, auditing, accounting and balance sheets. It represents the interests […]
On 5 December 2019, over 80 participants from the EU institutions, different stakeholders and many tax advisers joined the Conference on "Future Dynamics of EU tax policy" hosted by ETAF in Brussels.
On Wednesday 2 October, the Director-General for Taxation and Customs Union of the European Commission appointed Benoît Vanderstichelen and Dr. Stefanie Becker as members of the VAT Expert Group on behalf of the European Tax Adviser Federation (ETAF). The mandate of the VAT Expert groups will run from 1 October 2019 until 30 September 2022. […]
On 20 March 2019, over 90 participants from the EU institutions, multiple Member States and several organisations joined the Conference on "Future Trends of Taxation" hosted by the European Tax Adviser Federation (ETAF) in Brussels.
On 20 November 2018, over 80 participants from the EU institutions, multiple Member States and several organisations joined the Conference on "Will digitalisation make taxation easier?" hosted by the European Tax Adviser Federation (ETAF) in Brussels. Main subject of the Conference was the impact of digitalisation on the various European tax systems.
On 23 May 2018, over 100 participants from the EU institutions and multiple Member States joined the Conference on “fair taxation in a digitalized world” hosted by the European Tax Adviser Federation (ETAF) in Brussels. Main subject of the Conference were the Commission proposals on taxing the digital economy of 21 March 2018. The ETAF […]
The European Tax Adviser Federation (ETAF) welcomes the efforts of the European Commission to find a balanced and equitable solution in the taxation of the digital economy and shares the Commission’s position that the current international tax rules do not permit a fair competition between traditional companies and digital companies. Following closely the developments around […]
As the European Tax Adviser Federation, ETAF has closely followed the developments of the proposed directive since it was firstly launched in June 2017. In its positioning, ETAF strongly advocated in favour of the safeguard of the professional secrecy as one of the ground pillars of tax professionals. Furthermore, ETAF stressed the danger of an […]
The results of the consultation on the fair taxation of the digital economy, in which ETAF participated in January, have been published by DG TAXUD. The consultation was launched in October 2017 to define an approach to the taxation of the digital economy. The consultation listed the main problems of the international tax system in […]
