Two inspiring days of academic exchange are behind us. At the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, we had the pleasure of welcoming researchers from all over the world to the 16th European Conference on Current Research in Taxation.

With a diverse programme covering current issues in tax research – ranging from international corporate taxation and tax policy to ESG and tax compliance, as well as the real economic effects of taxation – the conference provided an excellent platform for the exchange of new ideas and research findings.

A particular highlight were the two keynote speeches by John Gallemore (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and Allison Koester (Georgetown University), whose insights into tax policy and the government's influence on corporate decision-making provided valuable food for thought.

Our sincere thanks go to all speakers, discussants, session chairs, and participants who contributed to the success of the conference through their presentations and engaging discussions.

We are already looking forward to next year's conference!

On July 11th and 12th, the Institute of Accounting and Taxation hosts its annual EIASM Conference in Current Research in Taxation. In its 12th iteration, we welcome researchers from around the world with an interest in empirical tax research to attend the presentations and discussions of 18 interesting and current research projects. Among the highlights of the conference are the presentations of our keynote speakers. On July 11th, Erin Towery, Associate Professor and KPMG Faculty Fellow at the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia, will give her keynote speech on "Insights Gained from a Decade of Working With the IRS". On July 12, Bridget Stomberg, Weimer Faculty Fellow at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, will present to the audience her "Thoughts on the Future of Tax Research".

The conference program is available for download here.

We invite you to join our conference by registering at the EIASM website. Participation is free-of-charge for members of the University of Münster. For questions regarding the conference, please contact taxsymposium@wiwi.uni-muenster.de.

The Institute of Accounting and Taxation is proud to hold the "9th Conference on Current Research in Taxation" which takes place on 8th July and 9th July 2019 in Barcelona, Spain.

As guests and keynote speakers we are happy to welcome Shane Heitzman from the University of Southern California and Edward Maydew from the University of North Carolina.

The programme can be found here.

 An overview on the previous conferences can be found here.