Registration Time: 15:15

Sessions Time: 15:30- 16:30  including a 15-minute break
Speaker: Mr Paul Gisby & Mr Johan Barros
Venue:   Online Webinar

Participation Fees (The Instituments via Paypal)
MIA Members: €15.00

Non-MIA Members: €25.00

Retired Members: €10.00

Students: €10.00

*Group bookings for 3 or more participants available.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Developments in tax policy are currently ongoing, both at EU level and also internationally.

Specific topics to be covered during the sessioN

The session will primarily be looking at the European Commission’s work on tax matters, how their current workplan is progressing and what is expected. The speakers will also consider the impact on Europe of other international developments, such as those originating from the OECD and the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA). They will look at developments in both direct taxes, predominantly corporate income tax, and indirect taxes, including VAT and the Carbon Border Adjustment mechanism.

WHY IS THE SESSION OF RELEVANCE TO OUR MEMBERS?

To remain updated on the likely developments of tax policy in Europe and beyond in the next few years.

Speaker's Profile

Paul Gisby – Senior Manager: Accountancy Europe
After studying psychology at Manchester University, Paul Gisby qualified as a chartered accountant and chartered tax adviser and spent 20 years in the North West of England working in private practice. As a general practice partner, he gained a wide experience of accounting, auditing, and providing financial advice.
After moving to Brussels, he joined Accountancy Europe - an international organisation representing nearly 1 million professional accountants through its 51 member bodies, in all sectors of the profession.
His primary focus is on tax, and he is a frequent speaker on tax policy and VAT issues. He represents Accountancy Europe’s at the European Commission’s VAT Expert Group and the EU Platform for Tax Good Governance.
He leads Accountancy Europe’s work on public sector accounting standards and is a member of the Consultative Advisory Group of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board.
He also supervises Accountancy Europe’s SME related activities.

Johan Barros, Head of Policy

Johan is the Head of Policy at Accountancy Europe, leading and coordinating the organisation’s EU affairs, intelligence gathering and outreach work. He has been at Accountancy Europe since 2015, and specialises in EU tax, SME and audit policies.

In 2019-2023 Johan led the organisation’s SME strategy, and successfully placed Accountancy Europe ‘on the map’ of EU’s SME focused policy-makers and associations. His efforts in the area of taxation have focused on influencing and relationship building within the European Parliament and the European Commission.

Prior to Accountancy Europe, Johan worked for the European Commission, a major international bank and a Brussels-based EU public affairs consultancy. He also studied politics with international relations at the University of Bath, UK, and European studies at the University of (KU) Leuven, Belgium.

Johan brings this diverse professional background into his work at Accountancy Europe, helping to make the profession heard among EU policy makers as well as analysing EU political trends for the benefit of the membership.

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