News Fiscal Institute Tilburg (FIT)
Overview of all the news of the Fiscal Institute Tilburg.
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Tilburg University remains best Dutch university for Law according to THE World University Rankings 2023 by subject
26th October 2022Tilburg University has confirmed its international reputation for teaching and research within the fields of Business & Economics, Law and Psychology with top-50 positions worldwide in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2023 by subject. With a 21st position worldwide in the THE subject ranking for Law, Tilburg University is among the world leaders in this field.
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Valedictory address Peter Essers: Analysis of previous tax reforms doesn’t bode well for box 3 reform
15th March 2024What makes some fundamental tax reforms a success and others a failure? This question will be answered by Peter Essers, Professor of Tax Law at Tilburg University and former senator for Christian-democratic party CDA, in his valedictory address on March 15, 2024, at 16:15 hrs. in the Auditorium of Tilburg University. The chances of a successful reform of box 3 are slim, he argues based on his research.
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Bastiaan Starink appointed Endowed Professor of Labor Market, Pensions and Taxation
02nd February 2021As of February 1, 2021, Bastiaan Starink is Endowed Professor of Labor Market, Pensions and Taxation at Tilburg Law School. The remit of his chair concerns the reform of the collective second pillar of the pension system and the evolving labor market in the Netherlands.
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The Netherlands misses out on € 1-2.5 billion in corporate income tax revenues each year
31st January 2020What amounts of taxes are being avoided ? That is the central question in Professor Arjan Lejour’s inaugural address at Tilburg University on February 7. Lejour has studied the extent of the tax avoidance by the business sector. His conclusion is that the Netherlands probably misses out on € 1 to 2.5 billion on corporate income tax revenue every year.
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Congratulations to our Tax Moot Court Team
14th April 2021Our Tax Moot Court Team won some wonderful awards at the International and European Tax Moot Court Competition. This event took place online between March 29 and April 2 and was organized by the Institute of Tax Law of KU Leuven and the IBFD in cooperation with Deloitte.
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Long term interests of multinationals include socially responsible tax planning
24th September 2020How can multinationals opt for socially responsible tax governance while upholding shareholders value? As long as managers act in the best long term interests of the corporation, they do not breach their fiduciary duty, argues law scholar Ave-Geidi Jallai in her PhD thesis.
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Inaugural lecture Bastiaan Starink: Tax reforms essential for labor market and pensions
13th April 2022Read the augural address (in Dutch) of Prof. Bastiaan Starink. In which he states that it is essential to look at the symbiosis between the labor market, the pension system, and the tax system, because taxation creates the preconditions for all of them.
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Tilburg University and PwC continue collaboration in Tilburg Institute for Family Business
08th March 2022Tilburg University and PwC continue their collaboration as part of the Tilburg Institute for Family Business and will work together in education and research on broad themes concerning family-owned businesses. The contract was signed on February 23, 2022. In the next five years, the institute will continue to build on the solid foundation laid over the past five years.
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Hofstrapenning 2023 awarded to Inge van Vijfeijken
03rd March 2023On 12 May 2023 Prof. I.J.F.A. (Inge) van Vijfeijken will receive the prestigious Hofstrapenning. The prize will be awarded for the fourteenth time this year.
