PROTAX would like to invite you to the PROTAX conference on tax crime and the measures that can be taken to minimise it. The conference in Brussels 21 November 2019 is a follow-up to focus groups convened in 10 Member States earlier this year as...
PROTAX is delighted to contribute to the conference “Dark grey zones between tax avoidance, tax evasion and money laundering” organised by the cluster EU project COFFERS on the 24th and 25th of September 2019 in Vienna, Austria. The conference brings together tax and legal experts from...
PROTAX is delighted to have contributed to the Thirty-Seventh International Symposium On Economic Crime at the University of Cambridge with the plenary workshop ‘Policing Economic Crime Post Brexit’ organised by Prof. Dr Umut Turksen and Dr Lorenzo Pasculli on Friday the 6th of September. The annual...
In this blog, our partner the Estonian Tax and Customs Board provides an example of key challenges met in the prosecution of tax crime for the law enforcement agency’s point of view. During the PROTAX focus groups, we meet tax experts, tax authorities representatives, Law Enforcement...
This article provides an overview of the recent developments in law enforcement practices pertaining to tax evasion in Malta. A particular focus is given to information exchanges between the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU), tax & custom authorities and the police. Legislative Framework Amendments to the Prevention...
In this article PROTAX partner, VICESSE, discusses different perspectives in understanding and offering solutions to countering tax crimes. Focus groups and the benefit of cross-sectoral collaborations The charm of bringing experts with different professional backgrounds, roles and duties together to discuss problems of tax crimes in a...
In this article, PROTAX partner, the Austrian Federal Ministry of Constitutional Affairs, Reforms, Deregulation and Justice, reflects on the challenges and obstacles met in investigating tax crimes and offers possible solutions. Key Challenges Efficient and target-oriented detection is, therefore, an important aspect in the fight against tax...
We are delighted to announce the collaboration between PROTAX project and the prestigious Italian Supreme Court of Cassation on the organisation of the PROTAX focus group held in Italy on 17 May 2019 and the consortium is thankful to The Right Hon. the President of...
PROTAX project focuses on the human factors surrounding tax crimes. As such, it seeks to understand ground-level problems that hamper the application of law, investigation, collaboration and ultimately the conviction of tax crimes. By integrating stakeholder knowledge and expertise, PROTAX will generate law enforcement tools and...
As part of the PROTAX project’ outcomes, partners have identified and analysed cases study on tax crime and illicit money flow. The Austrian Ministry of Constitutional Affairs, Reforms, Deregulation and Justice and the Austrian Ministry of Finance chose a typical case of tax crime to be...