International Business Tax Economics

Program and courses 

Focus on the functioning and structure of taxation worldwide, both from a private and public perspective, and learn how to apply the acquired knowledge in any tax jurisdiction. The program offers:

• A powerful combination of academic theory and application in global tax practices, in future-oriented courses such as Transfer Pricing and Tax & Technology. Opportunity to apply the acquired knowledge in any tax jurisdiction. 
• Inspirational lectures by internationally-reputed lecturers affiliated to the largest Fiscal Institute within Europe: the Fiscal Institute Tilburg.
• Additionally, as a student you have many opportunities to spice up your curriculum by participating in projects which deepen your knowledge and broaden your experience in the field of international taxation:
  • Extended Master's Program: go the extra mile and apply for a six-month traineeship on top of your Master’s program.
  • International and European Tax Moot Court Competition: sharpen your skills of oral presentation and written argumentation in a competitive international environment.
  • EUCOTAX Wintercourse: this yearly program, sponsored by EY, is popular among students and academics from European and American Universities.
  • QTEM program: an extension of your regular Master’s program, during which you will study abroad at prestigious universities, and conduct an international internship at a renowned multinational.

Typical courses are:

• International and European Taxation
• Corporate Tax Structures
• Tax and Technology
• Transfer Pricing
• Business Taxation and Decision-Making Processes

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Career prospects

International Business Tax Economics offers you outstanding career prospects. Expect to get a job very soon after you graduate, finding positions in the private sector (internationally-operating companies, consulting firms) as well as in the public and non-profit sectors.

Some examples of our graduates' jobs:

• International tax consultant at Ernst & Young (Italy)
• Indirect tax assistant at KPMG (United Kingdom)
• Analyst international corporate income tax at Deloitte (Netherlands)
• Assistant manager of transfer pricing unit at KPMG, (Indonesia)
• Tax Advisor at PwC (Luxembourg)

Alumni facts

• Average number of months until first paid job: 0.40
• Would choose the same program again, at the same university: 100%
• Gross monthly income one year after graduation: € 2,100
• 80% have received a permanent contract

Source: National Alumni Survey, 2019 | n=6 (International Business Taxation)

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Application and admission

This Master’s program starts:

End of August

Best preparatory programs:

• Any Bachelor's degrees of the Tilburg University School of Economics and Management
• A Bachelor's degree in Business Economics / Economics

Pre-Master's program:

Open to both Research University students and students from a Dutch University of Applied Sciences (HBO). The MSc International Business Tax Economics is also accessible for HBO-students who finished the TiSEM pre-master's programs in Accountancy or in Finance. 

Tuition fees and scholarships

International students find all information about tuition fees and scholarships here.

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