The 69th IFA Congress took place in Basel, Switzerland, from 30 August to 4 September 2015.
Scientific Programme
Subject 1
Tax incentives on Research and Development (on R & D)
Subject 2
The practical protection of taxpayers' fundamental rights
Seminars
- Break-out session to Main Subject 1: Patent Boxes
- The taxation of expatriates
- Cross-border supply of services and VAT/GST: Development of IFA proposals
- Break-out session to Main Subject 2: Practical protection of taxpayers in the exchange of information process
- Cross-border mergers of companies
- IFA/EU: "State aid review as a means to combat aggressive tax planning"
- IFA/OECD
- The taxation of global families
- Effectiveness of the participation exemption
- Recent developments in international taxation
- Break-out session to Main Subject 2: Practical protection of taxpayers in the litigation process
- Timing issues in the application of tax treaties
