Confédération Fiscale Européenne
Acronym: CFE
General Information
Identification Code: 3543183647-05
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Entity Form: International non-profit organisation under Belgian law (aisbl)
Registration Category: Trade unions and professional associations
Registration Date: 11/17/2008
Last Update: 9/25/2023
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: Confédération Fiscale Européenne (CFE Tax Advisers Europe) is an umbrella organisation representing 30 national tax institutes and chambers of tax advisers from 26 European countries (EU and non-EU). It is an international non-profit organisation (aisbl) based Brussels.
(1) The purpose of the CFE is to bring together all tax advisers' organisations of all European States and to safeguard the professional interests of tax advisers and to assure the quality of tax services provided to the public.
(2) In particular, the CFE aims:
a) to promote the further development of the national laws governing the profession.
b) to exchange information about national tax laws and the development of the tax law in Europe;
c) to maintain relations with the authorities at national and international levels, and to bring to the institutions of the European Union the experience of practitioners of all areas of taxation and of professional law;
d) to facilitate co-operation in all (...)
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Climate action
- Competition
- Fraud prevention
- Single market
- Taxation
Levels of Interest:
- global
- european
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: - Direct tax policy (e.g. CCCTB, Anti Tax Avoidance Directive, Interest & Royalties Directive, Parent-Subsidiary Directive, BEPS)
- Tax transparency and co-operation (e.g. automatic exchange of information on tax rulings)
- Indirect Taxation - Reform of the VAT system and its functioning (both legislative and non-legislative initiatives)
- Dispute resolution to solve double taxation
- Reporting obligations (e.g. country by country reporting, tax planning disclosure rules)
- Cross-border tax obstacles for individuals (e.g. in inheritance tax)
- Anti Money Laundering
- Rules on cross-border activity of tax advisers (e.g. Professional Qualifications Directive, Services Directive)
Communication Activities: - Opinion Statements on technical tax and professional law matters, available on the CFE Tax Advisers Europe website;
- Participation in European Commission expert groups (see below);
- Carrying out tax technical surveys among CFE member organisations (e.g. on transfer pricing documentation, publicity of tax rulings, anti-abuse rules, tax havens lists and measures against tax havens);
- Organisation of two annual conferences on tax matters (CFE Forum in spring) and professional affairs (Professional Affairs Conference in autumn);
-Organisation of Global Tax Advisers Platform (GTAP)
- Publication of one weekly and one monthly European and international tax newsletter;
- Publication of overviews on changes in national tax laws;
- Technical meetings with office holders and staff of the European institutions;
More detailed information on CFE´s activities can be found in our Annual Reports on our website.
EU Supported Forums and Platforms: VAT Expert Group#E02813#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2813 #MEMBER #C#ProfessionalsPlatform for Tax Good Governance, Aggressive Tax Planning and Double Taxation#E02897#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2897 #MEMBER #C#Professionals
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Avenue de Tervuren, 188a
Post Code: 1150
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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EU Office
Address: Avenue de Tervuren, 188a
Post Code: 1150
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data
New Organisation: false
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Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 2
Members F T E: 2
Info Members: The permanent staff of CFE is three persons, two of which are regularly engaged in activities with the scope of the EU Transparency Register. The attendees on behalf of the CFE to the Platform Tax Good Governance, the VAT Expert Group and of the EU VAT Forum are members of the CFE Executive Board or CFE delegates, and are not full time employees of the organisation.
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: CFE has 30 member and observer organisations in 26 European countries. Each of these organisations (public bodies as well as private associations) at national level is representing the tax profession.
- Austria: Kammer der Wirtschaftstreuhänder (KWT)
- Belgium: Institut des Experts-Comptables / Instituut van de Accountants en de Belastingconsulenten
- Czech Republic: Komora daňových poradců ČR (KDP CR)
- Croatia: Croatian Chamber of Tax Advisers (HKPS)
- Finland: Suomen verokonsultit SVK ry and Suomen Veroasiantuntijat ry
- France: Institut des Avocats Conseils Fiscaux (IACF)
- Ireland: The Irish Taxation Institute (ITI)
- Italy: Associazione Nazionale Tributaristi Italiani (A.N.T.I) and Consiglio Nazionale dei Dottori Commercialisti e degli Esperti Contabili (CNDCEC)
- Latvia: Latvijas Nodoklu Konsultantu Asociacija
- Lithuania: Association of Lithuanian Tax Advisers
- Luxembourg: Ordre des Experts-Comptables (OEC)
- Malta: The Malta Institute of Taxation (MIT)
- Poland: Krajowa Izba Doradców Podatkowych (KIDP)
- Portugal: Associação Portuguesa de Consultores Fiscais
- Romania: Camera Consultanţilor Fiscali (R.C.F.C)
- Russia: Палата налоговых консультантов (Palata Nalogovych Konsultantov - Chamber of Tax Advisers)
- San Marino: Ordine dei Dottori Commercialisti e degli Esperti Contabili (ODCEC)
- Slovak Republic: Slovenská komora danových poradcov (SKDP)
- Slovenia: Zbornica Davcnih Svetovalcev Slovenije (ZDSS)
- Spain: Asociación Española de Asesores Fiscales (AEDAF) and Registro de Economistas de Asesores Fiscales (REAF)
- Switzerland: La Chambre Fiduciaire / Treuhand-Kammer
- The Netherlands: De Nederlandse Orde van Belastingadviseurs (NOB), Register Belastingadviseurs (RB) and Nederlandse Vereniging van Advocaten-Belastingkundigen (NVAB)
- Ukraine: The Union of the Tax Advisers of Ukraine
- United Kingdom: The Chartered Institute of Taxation of the United Kingdom (CIOT) and Tax Faculty / Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
Standing Guest:
- Uzbekistan: The Tax Advisers Chamber of Uzbekistan
Organisation Members: CFE has relationship with the following organisations:
1. International organisations
There is regular participation in the tax-related work of OECD.
In 2007 CFE has obtained the consultative status with the ECOSOC (Economic and Social Council of the UN). As such, CFE is able to attend meetings of the above Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters.
2. Professional organisations and other bodies
In October 2014, the CFE has set up the "Global Tax Advisers` Co-operation Forum" with AOTCA (Asia-Oceania Tax Consultants Association) and WAUTI (West African Union of Tax Institutes). Both AOTCA and WAUTI are international organisations of tax professionals in their respective regions. The GTACF is a forum for identification and discussion of tax issues that require a global perspective. It is not an organisation in itself nor aiming to become one.
Together with AOTCA and STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners), CFE has worked on the "Model Taxpayer Charter" project which was completed in November 2015.
There is co-operation with European organisations representing businesses, national and European legal and accountancy professions and other liberal professions on an informal level.