Congress of the International Fiscal Association in Rome starting on 29 August 2010

WTS Alliance will be represented at the IFA

Munich / Rome, 16 August 2010 - For the very first time WTS Alliance 2010 is going to be represented at the IFA, Congress of the International Fiscal Association in Rome in front of 1500 participants. From 29 August to 3 September, the worldwide alliance of tax consulting firms will inform about its network's activities in more than 90 countries.

The five-day congress deals this year inter alia with the compatibility of double taxation agreements and national tax jurisdiction as well as special issues such as the international treatment of inheritances and gifts. WTS Alliance is also going to contribute an international issue at its information desk at the IFA: in a special edition of its "International Tax News", which is going to be distributed at the IFA, tax-experts of the WTS Alliance examine the fiscal impact of the financial and economic crisis on enterprises in different parts of the world.

The venue of the IFA and its expected 1500 participant is going to be the tradition-steeped Hotel Rome Cavalieri (see photo), which reminds of the Italian mathematician with the same name – Bonaventura Cavalieri. It's not only the world of numbers that connects the meeting place with its visitors. Just as the world of taxes, the Monte Mario requires foresight, if you want to enjoy the view of the Eternal City's impressive monuments and its seven hills beyond the river Tiber.

Information on IFA
The International Fiscal Association (IFA) was founded in 1938 with its Headquarters in the Netherlands. It is the only International Organization, which attends to Tax issues in a cross-sectoral way, independently from the government. The IFA deals with international tax law and advocates its improvements actively. One way to make this happen are scientific publications and the IFA's annual congress. Currently, the IFA constitutes of 12.000 members in more than 100 nations, among them in particular high-ranking representatives of justice, public administration, universities as well as major companies and consulting firms. IFA maintains branches in 60 countries.

More information on ifarome2010.it.

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The venue of the IFA and its expected 1500 participant is the tradition-steeped Hotel Rome Cavalieri

Press release (PDF)

Press contact

Florian Kestler
Business Development & Marketing
Thomas-Wimmer-Ring 1
80539 Munich
Phone: +49 (0)89 286 46-1565
Fax: +49 (0)89 286 46-2323
Email: presse@wts.de

Information on WTS Alliance:
WTS Alliance is a global network of selected tax consulting companies in more than 90 countries. Since its foundation in 2003, WTS Alliance is deemed to be a trendsetter with regard to international tax cooperation. WTS Alliance is coordinated by the German WTS AG Steuerberatungsgesellschaft, which created the network seven years ago. For the acceptance of new members, WTS Alliance has imposed strict selection criteria. Currently, the alliance comprises member companies from 28 countries, the network is dynamically growing. For more information: wts-alliance.com.

Information about WTS
WTS is an international consulting company with the divisions “Tax” and “Consulting”. The focus of the tax division lies on tax consulting for multinational corporations, national and international medium-sized companies as well as private individuals and non-profit organizations. In the business fields Investment Tax Law, M&A, Private Clients and Non-Profit Organizations, WTS has recently been able to expand the range of our services significantly. With regard to the consulting division, WTS specializes particularly in financial advisory as well as national and international accounting services. Employing more than 400 people and having representations in over 90 countries, WTS ranks among the major international tax consulting companies. WTS solely offers tax and business services consulting without auditing services in order to avoid any conflict of interest between consultancy and audit.