CFE FORUM 2026: “TAX POLICY UNDER PRESSURE : STRATEGY, COHERENCE & TRADE-OFFS”
How trade tensions, cross-border coherence challenges, global mobility and evolving compliance expectations are reshaping modern tax systems
Tax policy today operates under multiple and simultaneous pressures. Geopolitical tensions and renewed trade measures are reshaping economic relationships and competitiveness dynamics. Increased cross-border mobility of both individuals and businesses is testing traditional concepts of nexus and tax residence. Efforts to align direct and indirect taxation are revealing structural frictions that translate into uncertainty, litigation risk and administrative burden. At the same time, digitalisation and expanding reporting and AML frameworks are rapidly redefining compliance expectations and professional responsibilities.
The CFE Forum 2026 will bring together senior policymakers, international organisations, tax administrations, academics and practitioners to examine how tax systems adapt when strategy, coherence and compliance must be balanced at once. Through three focused panels, the CFE Forum will explore where trade-offs arise in practice, between simplification and safeguards, competitiveness and revenue protection, transparency and professional privilege, and what this means for the future design and governance of tax systems in Europe and beyond.
