Second Symposium on EC Tax Policy

In 2008, NYU, the University of Connecticut, and Johannes Kepler University Linz (JKU) initiated this symposium series, and the first symposium took place at NYU. The second symposium was held at JKU in Austria. The full day symposium dealt with current and developing issues in the area of tax evasion, harmful tax competition, exchange of information and countering tax haven abuse.

Schedule

09:00 – 09:15
Opening of the Conference
Richard Hagelauer, President, JKU
Markus Achatz, Dean, JKU School of Law

09:15 – 09:30
Keynote Address
Paul Rübig, Member of the European Parliament

09:30 – 11:00
The International Battle Against Tax Fraud and Tax Evasion: Recent Developments
Michael Tumpel, JKU
Michael Lang, WU Vienna
Peter Altenburger, Altenburger Ltd Zürich
Marco Felder, Liechtenstein Tax Administration
Heinz Jirousek, Austrian Ministry of Finance

11:00 – 11:30
Coffee Break

11:30 – 13:00
The EU’s Approach Towards Harmful Tax Competition and Tax Fraud
Tina Ehrke-Rabel, JKU
Servaas van Thiel, Council of Ministers
Georg Kofler, JKU
Alexander Rust, University of Luxembourg
Gottfried Schellmann, Chairman of the CFE Fiscal Committee

13:00 – 14:30
Lunch Break

14:30 – 15:45
International Tax Developments in the United States: Fighting Tax Fraud and Tax Haven Abuse
Georg Kofler, JKU
Lilian Faulhaber, Climenko Fellow and Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School; Associate Professor at Boston University School of Law (starting July 1)
Peter Altenburger, Altenburger Ltd Zürich
Walter Hellerstein, University of Georgia
Ruth Mason, University of Connecticut
Servaas van Thiel, Council of Ministers

15:45 – 16:15
Coffee Break

16:15 – 17:00
Closing Remarks
Markus Achatz, JKU
Gottfried Schellmann, Chairman of the CFE Fiscal Committee
Servaas van Thiel, Council of Ministers

The Conference took place at the University of Linz, Austria, Altenbergerstrasse 69, 4040 Linz, Austria. Participation was free of charge.