Poster Programme
In 1993 IFA initiated a so-called "Poster Programme" to promote young students to study and discuss international taxation. The programme is open to a maximum of ten students graduating in international taxation who are writing a thesis on a theoretical or practical subject.
IFA offers them the possibility :
- to attend the Congress free of registration fee (they are to bear their own travel and accommodation expenses);
- to exhibit a Poster, indicating the main issues and parts of their thesis, in the Congress premises near the various book exhibitors;
- to discuss with interested Congress participants the issues of their thesis, exchanging their views with internationally recognised academics and professionals and other experts.
This initiative aims at introducing young people to the IFA network. Therefore, IFA expects them to become acquainted with the organisation and procedures of the Association, so that they will be able to take an active part in IFA's work in the future.
A Poster Programme will also be organised at the Boston Congress. Anyone willing to take part in the programme is invited to submit an application before 1 April 2012. The application should be accompanied by a brief outline describing the scope of the thesis, on the basis of which the selection will be made. Please contact the IFA General Secretariat for further details at a.gensecr@ifa.nl
At the occasion of the 2011 Paris Congress the following persons were selected to participate in the Poster Programme:
- Triangular cases: The application of bilateral income tax treaties in multilateral situations
Australia – Emily Fett
- The taxation of corporate groups under the enterprise doctrine: a comparative analysis of eight consolidation regimes
Australia – Antony Ka Fai Ting
- Loosening of the Austrian banking secrecy in relation to tax information exchange
Austria – Oliver-Christoph Günther
- The abuse of tax treaties by contracting states (with particular reference to Brazilian cases)
Brazil – Vanessa Arruda Ferreira
- Treaty policy emerging countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China)
Colombia – Mónica Inés Hernández Gómez
- Direct taxpayers’ participation in international tax dispute resolution mechanisms
Greece – Katerina Perrou
- The payment as an event that triggers the benefits of tax treaties
Mexico – C. Pedro Angel Palma Cruz
- The effects of tax regulations on the management control system of multinational enterprises: towards an integrated management and tax control framework
Netherlands – Martijn Paping
- International double taxation of interest: from arm’s length and thin capitalization to comprehensive interest barriers
Portugal – Sandra Maria Martinho Monteiro Fernandes
- A comparative study of the “Directors’ fees” provision in tax treaties
United Kingdom – Sanjay V. Iyer