The Nordic IFA conference in Copenhagen

The Nordic IFA 2024 conference will take place at the Scandic Kødbyen Hotel.

Thursday May 23rd

10.30-12.30 WIN seminar (Women’s IFA Network): Alternative dispute resolution in tax law
11.30-12.00 Registration & reception at Scandic Kødbyen Hotel
12.00-13.00 Buffet lunch at the hotel
13.00-17.00 Academic program, chair: Andreas Bullen (PhD) of the Norwegian IFA branchPanelists:
Ossi Haapaniemi, partner in Roschier Law Firm, Finland
Professor Anders Nørgaard Laursen, Denmark
Professor emeritus Peter Melz, Sweden
Associate Professor Henrik Skar, University of Bergen, Norway
13.00-13.05 Opening day 1
13.05-13.30 Subject 1: Deductibility of business expenses13.30-14.30 Costs with mixed purposes
14.00-14.30 Coffee & mingle
14.30-15.30 The treatment of extraordinary salary costs15.30-15.45 Coffee break
15.45-17.00 Environmental costsSummary and questions after each session
17.00-19.30 Time at leisure
19.30-23.30 Evening reception and dinner at Langelinie Pavilion

Friday May 24th

09.00-09.05 Opening day 2
09.05-13.00 Academic program, chair: Jakob Bundgaard (PhD) of the Danish IFA branchPanelists:
Marja Blomqvist, Head of Tax Regulation, Finance Finland
Anders Bengtsson, responsible for preparing the draft legislation on the Swedish implementation of the GloBE directive – to be confirmed!Ingebjørg Brekka, EY in Norway, former representative from the Norwegian Ministry of Finance in Pillar 2 discussions in the OECD
Jakob Bundgaard (PhD) of the Danish IFA branch
09.05-09.30 Subject 2: Pillar 2, Overview of the rules, the policy rationale and certain general
09.30-10.00 Country overview, incl. certain domestic choices made in the implementation phase
10.00-10.15 Coffee break
10.15-11.00 The impact of the GloBE-rules on domestic tax incentives, including R&D credits and deductions, green investment incentives etc.
11.00-11.45 The impact on specific sectors and specific issues
11.45-12.00 Coffee break
12.00-12.45 Administrative approach and consequences in the Nordic countries
Summary and questions after each session
12.45-13.00 Final thoughts and wrap up!
13.00-14.00 Buffet lunch at the hotel