The Poster Programme was initiated in 1993 to encourage students to study and discuss international tax matters. This initiative aims to introduce young academics and professionals to the IFA Network. Therefore, IFA expects them to become acquainted with the organisation, the scientific work and procedures of the association, so that they will be able to take an active part in IFA's work in the future.
Open to: The Programme is open to both LLM and PhD candidates in international taxation. Candidates must be writing a thesis or substantial research paper on a theoretical or practical issue in international taxation.
Submission requirements:
A brief outline of 2–3 pages describing the scope, structure, and main arguments of the thesis or research paper;
A curriculum vitae (CV);
At least one letter of recommendation, written by a qualified academic or relevant practitioner. While recommendation letters from IFA members are welcome, this is not a requirement.
Prize: Selected participants will attend the Annual IFA Congress free of registration fee*, present their posters at the Annual IFA Congress, receive a prize of EUR 500, one year of free IFA membership, and have their posters published on the Global IFA website.
*excluding the Congress dinner, if applicable. Travel and accommodation costs must be covered by the participant.
Submission deadline: All required documents must be submitted by 28 February 2026 via e-mail to [email protected]. The subject line of the application should clearly state the following: “IFA Poster Programme Application – [LLM or PhD] Category”.
At the occasion of the 2026 Congress in Melbourne, the following participants were selected for the Poster Programme:
Annas Akbar Sultansyah (Indonesia/Australia): "Carbon Taxing rights in Coal-Exporting Economy"
Dominic Thierstein (Switzerland/Austria): "Substantive Scope of the Model Conventions (Income and Capital vs Estates, Inheritances and Gifts)"
Doris Canen (Brazil): "Intellectual Property Cross Border Remittances: Nexus and Substance Treaty Challenges"
Gangshan Cao (China/Austria): "The Role of Financial Capital in Transfer Pricing under the
Katarzyna Smoleń (Poland): "The evolution of mechanisms countering Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS), with a focus on the Global Minimum Tax (Pillar II)"
Kilian Posch (Austria): "The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism of the EU: Analysis in the Light of EU Competence Law, WTO Law and International Tax Law"
Rhodah N.K. Nyamongo (Kenya/Austria): "Rethinking the Permanent Establishment Concept in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Traditional Taxable Presence, Profit Attribution and Alternatives"
Tiina Ruohola (Finland): "Outside of Scope Activities and Their Effect on Input VAT Deduction Rights"
Tsireledzo Ambani Mulaudzi (South Africa): "The Taxation of Income Received by South African Residents Operating in the Digital Economy"
Wide Metrika Putra (Indonesia/Australia): "Cooperative Compliance: Stakeholders Perspective and Contextual Adaptation for Indonesia’s Tax System"
Lorenzo Agati (Italy /Netherlands): "Reconstructing Comparability of Investment Funds under EU Law"
Lucas Tarbouriech (France /Austria): "Expanding source state taxing rights through Articles 12A and 12AA: the United Nations Model Convention's response to the limits of transfer pricing rules in the digital economy"
At the occasion of the 2025 Congress in Lisbon, the following participants were selected for the Poster Programme:
At the occasion of the 2024 Congress in Cape Town, the following participants were selected for the Poster Programme:
At the occasion of the 2023 Congress in Cancun, the following participants were selected for the Poster Programme:
At the occasion of the 2022 IFA Congress in Berlin the following participants were selected for the Poster Programme:
At the occasion of the 2020 IFA Virtual Event the following participants were selected for the Poster Programme:
At the occasion of the 2019 Congress in London the following participants were selected for the Poster Programme:
At the occasion of the 2018 Congress in Seoul the following participants were selected for the Poster Programme:
At the occasion of the 2017 Congress in Rio de Janeiro the following participants were selected for the Poster Programme:
The Jury shall be composed of Vice-Chair(s) and one additional member of the PSC.
Prof. Dr. Adolfo Martín Jiménez (Spain)
Frank Pötgens (Netherlands)
Shefali Goradia (India)