Advanced Diploma in International Taxation

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Advanced Diploma in International Taxation
Invitation
Series of lectures on
“Principles of International and European Tax law”
Lecturer:
Dr. Tomas Balco, LLM, FCCA
Organizer: Kaunas University of Technology
Date:
5-7 May 2015
Venue:
Kaunas University of Technology
School of Economics and Business
Donelaičio Str. 20, Kaunas, Lithuania
KTU School of Economics and Business is pleased to welcome
you to series of lectures dedicated to the topic of International and
European taxation, which will be presented by international tax
expert – JUDr. Tomas Balco, LL.M., FCCA. Please see more
information about program of lectures and lecturer on the next page.
You can also benefit from presentation of Dr. Balco during the ICEM
2015 conference on topic about “Tax challenges for companies
operating in global world vs. Challenges for governments taxing
companies operating in the Global world”.
Read more about the ICEM 2015 conference:
http://www.icem.lt/index.php/icem/pages/view/Program
For any inquiries related to participation in the lectures and
conference, please contact Dr. Lina Klovienė at lina.kloviene@ktu.lt
International Taxation is a unique specialization in tax law and tax
accounting, which includes areas as diverse as provisions of domestic tax
laws, international tax treaties as well as transfer pricing. Currently, it is
frequently mentioned in relation to political discussions and public debates
related to aggressive tax planning of multinational companies, tax havens,
but also the Global initiatives of G 20 and OECD – Project BEPS as well as
the initiatives of European Union related to elimination of harmful tax
competition and prohibited state aid.
Program of lectures
5 May 2015, Tuesday
8.30 – 10.00
Principles of International and European Taxation (P.1).
Room 117.
10.30 – 12.00
Principles of International and European Taxation (P.2).
Room 117.
14.00 – 16.00
Principles of International and European Taxation
(General)
Room 113.
6 May 2015, Wednesday
15.00 – 17.00
Tax Planning and Tax Avoidance: Implications for
Accountants
Room 118.
7 May 2015, Thursday
17.30 – 19.00
Tax Audit, principles and practical aspects.
Room 117
Tomas Balco, JUDr., FCCA. LL.M
Dr. Balco is a tax professional with over 15 years of experience in
private and public sectors (Ministries of Finance of Chile, Czech
Republic, Kazakhstan, Slovakia, EU Commission), research
(IBFD, ICTD) and academia.
In fall 2014 he joined Slovak Ministry of Finance as General State
Counsel dedicated to areas of Transfer Pricing, International and
EU Taxation. As part of his work he closely follows the BEPS
project and represents Slovakia in OECD, EU – several expert
groups at the level of European Council and is spearheading the
preparation for Slovak EU Presidency – its EU tax policy agenda.
Degrees and Qualifications:
Doctor in Law (JUDr.) –
Masaryk University, Brno,
Czech Republic
Magister in Law (Mgr.) Masaryk University, Brno,
Czech Republic
Postgraduate LL.M. in
International Tax Law – WU
Wien, Austria
ACCA qualification (qualified
in 2003, Fellow status)
In the period 2007-2014 he has worked and lived in Kazakhstan,
first as Senior Manager in company PricewaterhouseCoopers and
then in academic role with KIMEP University, where in his role of
Associate Professor, he has establishing tax specialization
program at KIMEP University and also established tax research
center – currently known as Central Asian Tax Research Center
(CATRC) – www.catrc.org.
He teaches in academic programs at International Tax Center at
University of Leiden (Netherlands), University of Pretoria (South
Africa), University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), University of Lausane
(Switzerland), Komensky University (Slovakia) and IBDT (Brazil).
Together with his colleagues he is also teaching a special
executive program dedicated to International Taxation – Advanced
Diploma in International Taxation – ADIT - http://www.tax.org.uk.
Since 2008 follows the work of UN Committee of Experts and
participates in the work of several of its Subcommittees – currently
in the work of Subcommittee for Extractive Industry Taxation.
Policy Research Center
Policy Research Center is platform dedicated to the carrying out high level policy research aimed
at improving and changing the global, regional and national tax and public finance policy. The work
and publications of Policy Research Center are aimed at policy makers in developed and
developed countries as well as taxation and public finance students and future policy makers.
For cooperation matters please contact: office@policyresearchcenter.org
Central Asian Tax Research Center
CATRC is a team of researchers engaged in tax-related research. CATRC has a historical link to
KIMEP University, where Associate Professor Tomas Balco established Tax Research Center in
2010 and where until 2014, this research center was hosted by School of Law. This tax research
center has soon expanded membership to foreign tax professors, academics as well as students at
different Universities in Kazakhstan and abroad and became known also as CATRC - Central Asian
Tax Research Center, which now has core members located in several countries and continents.
CATRC members independently or in teams perform specialized tax research and analytical work,
mainly focused on Kazakhstan and Central Asian countries, and to a certain extent on CIS countries
and Eastern/Central Europe. Some members of CATRC Team also continue their work at KIMEP
University, while others continue their professional careers or academic studies abroad. CATRC
team also publishes the results of its research in international journals and publications. CATRC
seeks to fill an untapped area of taxation education in Central Asia both through academic lectures
and programs as well as professional qualification programs such as ADIT preparatory courses.
For any inquiries and cooperation matters please contact: office@catrc.org
For more information visit: www.catrc.org