In 2021, the IBFD journal European Taxation celebrates its 60th anniversary. This page provides a timeline for the journal, highlighting important moments in its history. We also list the special issues published throughout the decades, as an illustration of important developments in (European) taxation.

In December 2021 a special Anniversary Issue will be published. Click here to read the editorial by Julie Rogers-Glabush.

Timeline

  • 1960s

  • 1961
    European Taxation : a fortnightly review

    The first issue of European Taxation : a fortnightly review is published.

  • 1962
    First Country Survey (Germany) is published

    In addition to the tax news, the first country survey (Germany) is published. This is a forerunner of the country guides published later in looseleaf format as the Guide to European Taxation IV.

  • 1964
    Special issue: Taxation of intercorporate dividends received in Europe

    Vol. 4 (1964) no. 16 (31 August)

  • 1965
    European Taxation becomes a monthly journal

    European Taxation becomes a monthly journal of articles concerning tax laws of European countries.

  • 1967
    Special issue: The common system of tax on value added

    Vol. 7 (1967) no. 7/8 (July/August)

  • 1968
    Special issue: The turnover tax on value added in Europe

    Vol. 8 (1968) no. 11/12 (November/December)

  • 1969
    Special issue: European Communities: Proposed Directives concerning a Common system of Taxation applicable to a Merger-Type Transactions and parent-Subsidiary Relationships between Corporations of Different Member States

    Vol. 9 (1969) no. 7 (July)

  • 1970s

  • 1972
    Special double issue: A comparative analysis of the classical, dual rate, and imputation taxation systems and an examination of the corporate tax systems in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom

    Vol. 12 (1972) no. 5/6 (May/June)

  • 1976
    Special issue: On the harmonisation of systems of company taxation and of withholding taxes on dividends (E.E.C.- Commission proposal of 23 July 1975)

    Vol. 16 (1976) no. 2/3/4 (February/March/April)

  • 1978
    New cover design
  • 1979
    New cover design
  • 1980s

  • 1980
    Special issue: Value Added Tax (V.A.T.): national modifications to comply with Sixth Directive of the Council of the European Communities

    Vol. 20 (1980) no. 2 (February)

  • 1980
    Special issue: Colloquy on International Tax Avoidance and Evasion, Strasbourg, March 5-7, 1980

    Vol. 20 (1980) no. 5/6/7 (May/June/July)

  • 1981
    Special issue: The Anglo Dutch Tax Seminar held in Amsterdam on May 7-8, 1981

    Vol. 21 (1981) no. 5/6 (May/June)

  • 1984
    New editor: Piroska Soos (1984-1988)
  • 1985
    25 years of European Taxation
  • 1988
    New editor: Willem G. Kuiper (1988-1989)
  • 1988
    Editorial changes to European Taxation

    Widening of the correspondent network for the section "What’s going on" and beginning with the new service and section "Questions and answers".

  • 1989
    New editor: Catherine Bobbett, C.S. (1989-1991)
  • 1989
    European Taxation becomes the official journal of the Confédération Fiscale Européenne (C.F.E.)
  • 1990s

  • 1991
    New editor: Carrol R. Williams (1991-1992)
  • 1992
    New editor: Margaret Nettinga (1992-2006)
  • 1994
    Special issue: Key issues in East-West taxation and investment and the Seventh East-West Tax Conference

    Vol. 34 (1994) no. 8 (August)

  • 1995
    Special issue: The Schumacker legacy: a survey of the taxation of cross-border employment in Europe

    Vol. 35 (1995) no. 11/12 (November/December)

  • 1996
    Special issue: Tax treaty issues – current and future developments

    Vol. 36 (1996) no. 1 (January)

  • 1998
    Special issue: Share buy-backs by listed companies from individual minority shareholders

    Vol. 38 (1998) no. 11/12 (November/December)

  • 2000s

  • 2000
    Special issue: Fundamental freedoms for citizens, fundamental restrictions on national tax law?

    Vol. 40 (2000) no. 1/2 (January/February)

  • 2000
    Special issue: Tackling harmful competition : a round table on the Code of Conduct

    Vol. 40 (2000) no. 9 (September)

  • 2002
    Special issue: Company tax reform in the European Union : targeted measures and comprehensive proposals

    Vol. 42 (2002) no. 8 (August)

  • 2004
    New cover design
  • 2004
    Special issue (dedicated to D.A. van Waardenburg): Societas Europeae : flagship for European company law, catalyst for EC tax law?

    Vol. 44 (2004) no. 1 (January)

  • 2005
    Special issue: A comparative study of the thin capitalization rules in the member states of the European Union and certain other states

    Vol. 45 (2005) no. 9/10 (September/October)

  • 2006
    New editor: Fraser Dickinson (2006-2010)
  • 2006
    New cover design
  • 2006
    Special issue: The European Court of Justice judgement in Marks & Spencer : comment and analysis

    Vol 46 (2006) no. 9 (September)

  • 2007
    Special issue: Denkavit Internationaal : the case, the meaning, the implications, and the procedural and practical issues

    Vol. 47 (2007) no. 5 (May)

  • 2008
    Special issue: The 2008 OECD Model Tax Convention : an analysis of the changes

    Vol. 48 (2008) no. 9 (Spetember)

  • 2009
    Special issue: Tax accounting : key themes and recent developments in selected countries

    Vol. 49 (2009) no. 8/9 (August/September)

  • 2010s

  • 2010
    New editor: Tigran Mrktchyan (2010-2011)
  • 2011
    New editor: Eric Robert (2011-2012)
  • 2012
    New editor: Julie Rogers-Glabush (2012-present)
  • 2013
    Special issue: Treaty override : reviving a long-forgotten debate in the name of anti-avoidance

    Vol. 52 (2013) no. 9 (September)

  • 2020s

  • 2020
    Special issue: Recent developments in the field of EU fiscal state aid : three cases concerning Benelux tax schemes and the position of the United States

    Vol 60 (2020) no. 5 (May)

  • 2021
    Anniversary Issue: 60th Anniversary of European Taxation

    The Anniversary Issue of European Taxation includes the following articles:

    On the Occasion of the 60th Anniversary of European Taxation - Julie Rogers-Glabush
    CFE’s Contribution to European Taxation’s 60th Anniversary Issue: 60 Years of Tax Advisory Work in the Area of EU Tax Policy - Aleksandar Ivanovski and Brodie McIntosh
    Taxation and State Aid – Recent Case Law on Progressive Turnover Taxes - Michael Lang
    35 Years of ECJ Direct Tax Case Law: An Historical Overview on the Occasion of the 60th Anniversary of European Taxation - Adam Zalasiński
    60 Years of Harmonization Initiatives on Corporate Taxation - Christiana HJI Panayi
    60 years of the European Convention on Human Rights and Taxation - Philip Baker