7-403: CFE Tax Advisers Europe, formally known as Confédération Fiscale Européenne (CFE), is a Brussels-based umbrella association of European tax advisers. It was founded in 1959. CFE's members are 33 national tax adviser organisations from 26 European countries, representing more than 200,000 tax advisers. The General Assembly is the governing body of CFE Tax Advisers Europe, in which each member state
14-667: Is a Macedonian lawyer, academic and EU legal expert. Ivanovski introduced the phrase “grey zone” used in European tax policy. Ivanovski studied law at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje . He holds an LLM degree from the University of Amsterdam and a PhD from Queen Mary University of London on the principle of equal treatment in EU tax and State aid law. Ivanovski serves as director with CFE Tax Advisers Europe . He previously worked as tax inspector. Ivanovski’s academic research
21-622: 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
28-433: Is centered around tax and EU State aid rules , specifically the way State aid rules apply to individual tax deals by national authorities. He is a frequent commentator on European tax rulings , such as Apple's EU tax dispute , on VAT and tax fraud as well as questions of tax transparency, such as de:Public Country-by-Country-Reporting . Advising on the prospective accession of his home country North Macedonia to
35-516: The EU , Ivanovski insisted on the importance of transparency in providing state subsidies to companies and on committing to sustainable investment policies. Ivanovski is a member of the European Commission Platform for Tax Good Governance, as independent expert on tax policy. He represents CFE Tax Advisers Europe in discussions on sustainable green transition. In 2022, Ivanovski coined
42-489: 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. Aleksandar Ivanovski serves currently as Director of CFE Tax Advisers Europe. CFE tried to encourage a harmonization of ethical standards for tax advisors across Europe. Aleksandar Ivanovski Aleksandar Ivanovski ( Macedonian : Александар Ивановски)
49-498: The phrase “grey zone” in the conversation on the need to regulate the tax advisors’ profession. He put forward that it would not be sufficient for the European Union to outlaw blatantly illegal misconduct because tax planning takes place in such grey zones. Ivanovski raised the question of important national differences within the EU in the attitude of citizens to tax. He has been advocating in favor of ethical standards to be set for
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