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 […]
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.
