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On 17 June 2026, the IFA Sektion Südwest held a special event entitled “More Source State – Less OECD? – The UN Model Tax Convention and the UN Framework Convention on Taxation – Implications for Cross-Border Taxation, Permanent Establishments and Transfer Pricing – The Case of India” at Ulm University.

The first part focused on the major developments and shifts between the OECD and the UN, specifically as they relate to Articles 12, 12A and 12B of the UN Model Tax Convention, with two excellent presentations by Professor Dr Ekkehart Reimer and Dr Dhruv Janssen-Sanghavi. Björn Hannemann, Head of International Tax at Carl Zeiss AG, provided a brilliant practical introduction using a helpful diagram and current examples drawn from Carl Zeiss AG’s operations in India. This was perfectly complemented by presentations from Prashant Kapoor, Partner at KPMG in India, and Praveen Ranka, Partner at BSR & Co. LLP in India, who covered both recent case law and practical transfer pricing issues, as well as the interface with customs duties.

Further information on the event can be found here.

On 19 May 2026, the Faculty of Mathematics and Economics at Ulm University, the Institute of Accounting and Auditing and the Institute for Business and Tax Law and the Digitalization of Law, together with the Ulmer Forum für Wirtschaftswissenschaften e.V., hosted an academic ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the honorary professorships held by Prof. Dr. Brigitte Zürn and Prof. Dr. Jens Poll.

The Faculty took this anniversary as an opportunity to thank both of them for their long-standing commitment to teaching and for their contribution to bridging the gap between academia and professional practice in tax law and auditing.

Further information on the event can be found here.

Towards the establishment of a research group: On 17 and 18 February 2026, the Working Group on Tax History convened for a working meeting at the Hamburg Institute for Social Research – as part of the preparations for a DFG external funding application. Two days of intensive discussion on key research questions. The focus: the complexity of taxes beyond their fiscal function. In an interdisciplinary dialogue between law, economics, history, sociology and political science.

from left to right: Stefan Bach, Christian Waldhoff, Harris Durakovic, Ekkehart Reimer, Milena Dietz, Korinna Schönharl, Herbert Anzinger, Lars Döpking, Sebastian Huhnholz, Marc Buggeln

Students and doctoral candidates from Ulm University took part in an event organised by the International Fiscal Association (IFA) at the University of Heidelberg. The event was part of an excursion organised as part of the tax law courses.

The focus was on the update of the OECD Model Tax Convention and the OECD Model Commentary of 18 November 2025. The event offered in-depth insights into current developments in international tax law and an opportunity to experience tax science discourse as ‘Tax Law in Action’.

On 1 and 2 October 2025, the conference “Taxation, Digital Transformation and the European Union” took place at the University of Bergamo, Italy, where leading experts discussed how digital transformation and artificial intelligence are reshaping tax law and administration in Europe. Prof. Dr. Heribert M. Anzinger gave a talk on “Artificial Intelligence and Judicial Decision-Making in Tax Law”. The conference programme can be found here.

Dirk Kruwinnus, CPO at Seturion (part of Börse Stuttgart Group), gave an exciting lecture on how Seturion intends to break down the more than 20 national settlement silos currently existing in the EU through tokenisation as part of the ‘Blockchain Fundamentals’ lecture series.

As part of the interdisciplinary lecture series “Blockchain Fundamentals,” Thomas Richter, Associate General Counsel & Director at Deutsche Bank, shared his legal expertise on blockchain regulation in an exciting lecture entitled “Blockchain, Regulation, and the Financial Services Industry” on February 3, 2025. Many thanks to our guest speaker for the fascinating insights and the cheerful and informative event!

On November 26, 2024, the 26th Ulm Colloquium on Business and Tax Law took place at the Ulm Regional Court under the title “Artificial Intelligence in the Judiciary.” Further information about the event can be found here.

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Digitalization and law – impressions from the international conference on "Legislation in the digital environment,” which took place from November 21 to 23, 2024, at Venice International University. The event was co-organized by an interdisciplinary team, including Prof. Dr. Heribert Anzinger from the University of Ulm. Experts discussed key topics such as administrative automation, granular law, and digitally compatible legislation. With contributions from Prof. Dr. Gregor Kirchhof (University of Augsburg), Prof. Dr. Jörn von Lucke (Zeppelin University), Prof. Dr. Rudolf Mellinghoff (LMU Munich), Prof. Dr. Matthias Grabmeier (TU Munich), Dr. Daniel Busche, Dr. Daniel Dürrschmidt, and other renowned speakers.

On July 16, 2024, the 25th Ulm Colloquium on Business and Tax Law took place at the University of Ulm under the title “Fundamental Issues and Current Developments in Commercial and Tax Accounting Law.”

The colloquium also saw the presentation of the new edition of the comprehensive commentary “Accounting and Auditing of Companies” (ADS, now AOS).

Further information on the event can be found here.

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