International Fiscal Association

International Fiscal Association

Abbreviation	IFA
Established	February 12, 1938 (1938-02-12) in The Hague, Netherlands
Type	Professional association
Purpose	Promote and study International law in relation to public finance and tax law
Location	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Region served	Worldwide
Membership (2023)	13,000 members from 118 countries
Official language	English
President	Guglielmo Maisto (Italy)
Staff	6 permanent staff (in 2023)
Website	www.ifa.nl

The International Fiscal Association (IFA) is a non-governmental and non-sectoral international organisation dealing with fiscal matters. It was established in 1938 and its headquarters are in the Netherlands. The objects of IFA are the study and advancement of international and comparative law in regard to public finance, specifically international and comparative fiscal law and the financial and economic aspects of taxation.

IFA hosts annual congresses and produces scientific publications relating to subjects chosen as the main topics of each congress. The subjects chosen for the congresses are chosen in the interest of developing international tax policy and norms. Each subsequent report presented at each congress consists of a country-by-country report on the international tax topics chosen.

Membership of IFA is around 13,500, representing 118 countries, 72 of which have individual IFA Branches that conduct their own events in addition to feeding to the broader IFA Central based at the headquarters. Membership includes an array of individuals who play a role in fiscal policy work and development such as academics, tax practitioners, and government officials.

History

The association was established in the winter of 1938 in The Hague, Netherlands, at the end of Interwar period. The association was created in response to and increasing internationalisation of the world's economies with international tax issues becoming more numerous.

Along with the increasing internationalization of the world's economies, international tax issues become more numerous and of greater importance. IFA played a role both in the development of certain principles of international taxation and in providing possible solutions to problems arising in their practical implementation since the end of the Second World War.

In 2005, IFA adopted the initiative of advocate Itzik Amiel - The Young IFA Network (YIN) with the aim to increase the participation of tax professionals in IFA during the early stages of their careers so that they can develop meaningful and long-lasting relationships with their peers from across the world. The YIN Committee and YIN Representatives assist in developing, proposing and implementing various activities at the Branch, regional, and global levels of IFA.

Governance

IFA's governance structure is two-fold, with an executive board managing the day-to-day activities of the organisation, and with a general council to look towards long-term goals. The current president of IFA, chairing both the executive board and the general council.

Rakesh Nangia is the Academic Committee Member of International fiscal association, India

External links

• International Fiscal Association Home Page
• Young IFA Network (YIN)
• Advocate Itzik Amiel - Young IFA Network (YIN) founder and first global chair