What is the International Fiscal Association (IFA)?

The International Fiscal Association (IFA) was established in 1938 with its headquarters in the Netherlands. It is the only non-governmental and non-sectoral international organisation dealing with fiscal matters. IFA has now nearly 12,000 members out of more than 100 countries. In many countries, there are IFA branches established. Every year, an annual congress is organized, which takes place in different cities throughout the world.

IFA Austria

IFA Austria is the Austrian branch of the IFA consisting of all IFA members resident in Austria. It represents their interests within the IFA and helps to support the objectives of the IFA in Austria.

Executive Committee

• President: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Michael Lang

• Vice-presidents:

  • Dipl. Ing. Mag. Friedrich Rödler

  • Dr. Wolfgang Seitz

  • Mag. Reinhard Leitner

• Executive Committee Members:

  • MR Prof. Dr. Helmut Loukota

  • RA Dr. Franz Helbich

  • DDr. Hans Zöchling

  • Univ.Prof. DDr. Hans Georg Ruppe

  • Dr. Roland Rief

  • Dr. Karl Bruckner

  • Univ.-Prof. Dr. Mag. Josef Schuch

  • Univ.-Prof. Dr. Claus Staringer

  • Min.-Rat Dr. Heinz Jirousek

  • Dr. Ralf Kronberger

  • Dr. John Neill

  • Mag. Horst Bergmann

  • Dr. Diethard Strausz

Annual IFA Congress

IFA seeks to achieve these objects through its Annual Congresses and the scientific publications relating thereto as well as through scientific research. Although the operations of the IFA are essentially scientific in character, the subjects selected for the congress take account of current fiscal developments and changes in local legislation.

Wolfgang Gassner Science Prize

IFA Austria annually offers the Wolfgang Gassner Science Prize for habilitations, dissertations, diploma thesis and other scientific papers in the field of International tax law. This prize is awarded in the form of sponsorship prizes and scholarships for attending the annual IFA congress.

Membership fee

IFA Austria has more than 400 members.

There are different membership fees depending on the type of membership:

• Natural Persons:
  (IFA and IFA Austria)
  € 105,- per year

• Youngster Members:
  (IFA and IFA Austria; younger than 30 years)
  € 50,- per year

• Legal persons and partnerships:
  (IFA and IFA Austria)
  € 265,- per year

• Supporting members:
  (IFA and IFA Austria)
  € 575,- per year
  Supporting members are mentioned in the correspondence of the Austrian Branch of IF.

• Correspondent members of the IFA Austria:
  € 30,- per year
  correspondent members may attend all events of the Austrian branch of the IFA for free (exception: Tax Law Summer Conference and ECJ Conference), but are not members of the IFA.

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