The European Business Initiative on Taxation

In the European Union (EU) there is still no Single Market on Taxation. In practice, multinational enterprises (MNEs) and investors operating in the EU need to navigate 27 sovereign national tax systems with different administrative requirements and diverging interpretations of EU tax law. Direct taxation is one of the few EU policy areas that are decided through unanimity because it touches directly on the national sovereignty of EU Member States and is therefore politically very sensitive.

Established in 2001, EBIT is a high-level but informal cross-industry working group of Senior Tax Executives of Europe-based MNEs and investors.

EBIT aims to help streamline Europe’s direct tax policy, eliminate remaining tax barriers that hamper cross-border business activity in the EU Single Market, and deliver business messages based on real-life experiences and examples to achieve practical progress.

Additionally, EBIT aims to help MNEs and investors to navigate the modern tax space, build trust in the tax system, and contribute to a sustainable economy.

Amid all the current tax uncertainty and geopolitical volatility, it is crucial for MNEs and investors to:

1. Closely monitor the latest EU and international tax policy trends & developments;

2. Have access to industry peers and to objective and reliable news sources and critical insights;

3. Understand the technical, political, regulatory and policy-related dynamics, their inter-connectedness and their interaction;

4. Engage and build trust with multiple stakeholders and strategic partners;

5. Constantly adapt, train and develop.

Do you also want to help streamline EU tax policy and stay on top of the latest modern tax developments but don’t find the time? Then EBIT may be just what you were looking for!

EBIT is registered in the EU Transparency Register since July 2010 with ID: 26231733692-35.

EBIT has been selected by the European Commission as a Member of its EU Platform for Tax Good Governance (2024-2029).

Contact the EBIT Secretariat for more information.