Pan-European Tax Updates 2026 – Staying Ahead in Europe’s Fast-Moving Tax Landscape

This panel will provide a comprehensive, practical, and forward‑looking update on these developments, offering attendees the insights they need to navigate uncertainty and plan with confidence.

The discussion will include topics like:
1. OECD Pillar Two: Implications of the Side‑by‑Side Package for U.S. Multinationals
• How the new administrative guidance reshapes effective tax rate calculations and safe harbors
• Interactions between U.S. GILTI rules and EU implementation timelines
• Practical challenges for U.S.‑headquartered groups operating across multiple EU jurisdictions
• What companies should prioritize in 2026 as compliance obligations tighten

2. Digital Services Taxes in Europe: Current Landscape and Transatlantic Challenges
• Which countries continue to apply DSTs and which are considering new measures
• The status of OECD Pillar One negotiations and the risk of unilateral action
• Potential U.S. trade or tariff responses and their implications for transatlantic firms
• How companies can prepare for divergent digital tax regimes

3. EU Tax Directives: Progress, Delays, and the Future of ATAD2
• The evolving dynamics shaping EU tax coordination
• Status updates on key directives affecting cross‑border structuring and anti‑avoidance
• The debate around reforming ATAD2 provisions targeting low‑substance holding companies
• What such reform could mean for corporate structures, financing flows, and substance requirements

4. National Tax Developments Across Europe’s Major Economies – What are the most consequential changes affecting multinational firms

SPEAKERS:
• Ioana Diaconescu, Head of Unit Corporate Taxation Initiatives, DG TAXUD (EUROPEAN COMMISSION)
• Orlaith Kane, Partner, ARTHUR COX
• Michiel Schul, Partner & Head of New York Office, LOYENS & LOEFF
• Vanessa Tollis, Partner, GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL
• Thomas Heck, Partner on Secondment, PwC [Moderator]

TIME:
8:30 – 9:00 AM Check-in
9:00 – 10:15 AM Discussion
10:15 – 10:30 AM Networking

Note: This program is offered as an in-person event and will not be live-streamed or recorded.

Registration is closing at 2pm ET on June 8th (Monday).