CFE Forum 2009

The CFE annual Forum was held on 23 April 2009, between 9.00 hrs and 17.30 hrs. The Forum took place at the Representation of the State Saxony-Anhalt to the European Union in Brussels.

CFE Forum Topics 2009:

Direct Taxation

Crossing Borders - Exit taxes and transfer pricing in the EU – The forum  considered the recent EU Council resolution inviting Member States to coordinate their policies on exit taxes to avoid discrimination and double taxation and in the light of ECJ judgments on the incompatibility of some existing exit taxes with the EC Treaty freedoms. The forum also considered recent OECD proposals on the transfer pricing aspects of business restructurings. Finally it examined the recent German legislation on exit taxation.

Presentations Panel 1:

• John Neighbour
• Bert Zuijdendorp
• Dr. Achim Roeder EN DE
• Isabelle Richelle

Indirect Taxation

Cross-Border VAT Structures – During the session issues such as FCE Bank, VAT grouping, Societas Europeae, and cost sharing groups were discussed. The topic was examined from various perspectives, such as; business, third country, the European Commission and the German administration.

Presentations Panel 2:

• Moderator Jeremy Woolf
• Dr. Rolf Diemer
• Dr. Ruud Zuidgeest
• Werner Widmann (DE)
• Prof. Dr. Pierre-Marie Glauser

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