Tax Analysts on IDEFF’s Conference on EU & Tax Policy (6-8 June, 2012) & Compétences Droit & Finances

On 6-8 June, 2012, IDEFF organized  the "EU Tax Policy Conference”, under scientific coordination by Dr. Rita de la Feria, and where prominent academics and players with strong influence on the current international tax policy design, discussed the hot topics of that policy.

Mr. Paulo Núncio, Secretary of State for Fiscal Affairs, the vice-rector of the Univ. of Lisbon, Prof. Dr. António Vasconcelos Tavares, IDEFF's President, Prof. Dr. Eduardo Paz Ferreira, Dr. Rita de la Feria, Senior Researcher of the Oxford Centre for Business Taxation and visiting Professor at IDEFF, and IDEFF's Vice-President, Prof. Dr. Ana Paula Dourado, welcomed the speakers and participants.

The Secretary of State for Fiscal Affairs explained the context and the main features of the Portuguese Tax Policy in the current fiscal crisis.

Kristen A. Parillo from Tax Analysts participated in the Conference and wrote the following articles available at:

Has the Push for Information Exchange Been Effective
http://www.ideff.pt/xms/files/Iniciativas/Tax_Analyst_/2012_WTD_116-6_Parillo.pdf

The Allowance for Corporate Equity And the CCCTB: More Efficient WaysTo Tax Corporate Income?
http://www.ideff.pt/xms/files/Iniciativas/Tax_Analyst_/2012_WTD_117-2_Parillo.pdf

Policymakers Have Ignored Important Issues Underlying Taxation Of Financial Sector, Economist Says
http://www.ideff.pt/xms/files/Iniciativas/Tax_Analyst_/2012_WTD_118-5_Parillo.pdf

European Commission’s Choice of FTT Is Puzzling, Oxford Academic Says
http://www.ideff.pt/xms/files/Iniciativas/4th_GREIT_/2012_WTD_118-9_Parillo.pdf

Mr.  Michel Aujean, who chaired the session on the CCCTB, also published an article at "Compétences Droit & Finance", available at :

La Question de Fiscalité - La déductibilité des intérêsts est-elle efficace pour les entreprises?
http://www.ideff.pt/xms/files/Iniciativas/Tax_Analyst_/Article_les_Echos_14_juin_2012.pdf