Confédération Fiscale Européenne

CFE Tax Advisers Europe, formerly known as Confédération Fiscale Européenne (CFE), is a Brussels-based umbrella association of European tax advisers. Founded in 1959, CFE brings together members from 30 national tax adviser organisations in 24 European countries, representing more than 200,000 tax advisers. CFE strives to contribute to the co-ordination and development of tax law in Europe by sharing the unique insight of our members with European institutions, and to promote the co-ordination of national laws that govern and safeguard the tax adviser profession.

Role and Mission:

CFE aims to:

  • Safeguard the professional interests of tax advisers and assure the quality of tax services provided by tax advisers.
  • Exchange information about national tax laws and contribute to the co-ordination and development of tax law in Europe.
  • Maintain relations with the authorities at national and international levels, and share with the authorities of the European Union the experience and insight of our member tax advisers from all areas of taxation and professional law.
  • Inform the public about the services that tax advisers provide.
  • Seek to provide the best possible conditions for tax advisers to carry out their profession.
  • Promote the co-ordination of national laws governing the profession, and achieve the protection of each national tax adviser’s title in Europe.

Structure

The General Assembly is the governing body of CFE Tax Advisers Europe, in which each member state is able to be represented by up to six delegates, and observers countries by up to two delegates. The primary responsibilities of the General Assembly are to decide on the acceptance of members and observers, to approve amendments to the governing statutes, to adopt the business report of the Executive Board and to approve the accounts and budget for the CFE.

The Executive Board is in charge of the day to day work of CFE Tax Advisers Europe and reports to the General Assembly. The Board monitors developments in taxation law and the profession within Europe, and devises and manages CFE’s work streams arising from these issues. Work is managed through two committees, the Fiscal Committee and the Professional Affairs Committee, which are chaired by a member of the Board. Delegates from each of the two committees also form various working groups and subcommittees focussed on specific or time sensitive issues that necessitate specialist input. The CFE Fiscal Committee is in charge of the CFE's extensive technical work on taxation. The Fiscal Committee has two sub-groups: Direct Taxation Sub-Committee and Indirect Taxation Sub-Committee. For the discussion of topical tax matters the Fiscal Committee regularly establishes Task Forces to which outside experts may also be appointed. The CFE Professional Affairs Committee deals with professional and regulatory matters.

Cooperation

The CFE cooperates with:

  • ECOSOC (Economic and Social Council of the UN). In 2007 CFE obtained consultative status with the UN ECOSOC. As such, the CFE is able to attend meetings of the Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters and communicate its views on taxation issues that are raised for discussion.
  • OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development). CFE is involved in the work of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and regularly attends meetings and workshops organised by the OECD. Through these workshops, the OECD collects information on regulation law and issues arising in individual countries in order to tackle deregulation on as far-reaching a basis as possible. CFE has made clear its view that professional regulation ought to be maintained in order to protect both taxpayers and Revenue authorities
  • GTAF (Global Tax Advisers Cooperation Forum). GTACF was set up in 2014 to provide a global response for tax advisers to international tax initiatives by organisations such as the OECD and the UN. Given the increasing globalisation of tax policy and administration, the organisations of CFE Tax Advisers Europe (CFE), the Asia-Oceania Tax Consultants Association (AOTCA) and the West African Union of Tax Institutes (WAUTI) declared their joint commitment to establish a Global Tax Advisers Cooperation Forum to highlight the role of the tax adviser profession in the development of tax policies and the promotion and enhancement of taxpayer rights and their responsibilities.
  • AOTCA (Asia Oceania Tax Consultants' Association). AOTCA is the International Organisation for the tax professionals in that region. The main purpose is to exchange information, knowledge and experiences on taxation and to exert for expansion and development of tax profession.

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