100 Years of the International Tax Regime – Conference in Zurich

An interdisciplinary conference on the history of the International Tax Regime will be held at Zurich University, exactly 100 years after the first coordination steps in the League of Nations in March 1923. The central character was Edwin R.A. Seligman of Columbia University, New York City. 

The economic historian Prof. Dr. Tobias Straumann is chairing the conference. Historians and tax academics from Europe and the US will speak. Participation is free of charge. 

The link to the program and registration is https://tinyurl.com/2hmzd6hc (German) or https://tinyurl.com/y7amzv67 (English). A comprehensive working paper with historical sources is available for download until 31 March 2023 (https://tinyurl.com/3mmstcwn); author is Adrian Muster, a tax attorney with an interest in history.