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 […]
On 5 December 2017 the European Tax Adviser Federation (ETAF) hosted the conference “Building an EU tax system” in Brussels which attracted many tax professionals across Europe, stakeholders and high-level decision-makers from the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Council. Commissioner Moscovici, whose keynote speech on the challenges of the European tax policy was […]
Following an invitation of the S&D IMCO working group, Philippe Arraou, President of ETAF, participated in a lively debate on the Commissions’ proposal for a European Services e-Card at the European Parliament. Mr. Arraou made clear that ETAF members strongly favor a deepening of the Single Market and support cross-border provision of business services, which […]
On 26 April 2017 the ETAF General Assembly elected the President and a new Board for the period of two years. Philippe Arraou has been unanimously reelected by the General Assembly as President of ETAF. Prof. Dr. Michael Korth and Volker Kaiser have been confirmed as Board members in office and Luigi Alfredo Carunchio will […]
“Europe’s tax agenda for the future“ On 28 September 2016 the European Tax Adviser Federation – ETAF - will introduce itself to a broad international professional audience! Renowned speakers and a high-ranking panel with representatives from politics, business and academia will shed light on the European Union’s priorities of tax policy for the years ahead. […]
In May 2016, ETAF was appointed by the European Commission as a new member of the “Platform for Tax Good Governance, Aggressive Tax Planning and Double Taxation”. The Platform for Tax Good Governance is an expert group established by the European Commission composed of Member States' tax authorities and fifteen business, civil society and tax […]
On 28 September 2016, the European Tax Adviser Federation – ETAF, whichunites more than 230,000 tax advisers from Germany, France and Italy, presented itself for the first time to a broad international audience on the occasion of its launching conference “Europe’s tax agenda for the future" The conference was integrated into the opening of the […]
