Change to the CIOT’s European interests and activities

CIOT : Change to the CIOT’s European interests and activities
30 January 2026

Over the course of 2025, we reviewed our European interests and activities and following discussion with Council, volunteers and other key stakeholders, we agreed to focus more of our efforts and resources on developing and strengthening our interests through our very active European branch, the International Taxes Committee and other technical committees, both direct and indirect, as well as through existing European connections.

As part of this review, consideration was given to the value and cost of remaining a member of CFE Tax Advisers Europe. CIOT’s Council concluded that continued membership was no longer the best use of the Institute’s charitable funds. This decision partly reflects the CFE’s central focus on engagement with the institutions and policy-making processes of the European Union, which have become less relevant to CIOT following the UK’s departure from the EU.

While CIOT’s membership of CFE came to an end at the close of 2025, we remain in contact with the many CFE member bodies with whom we have forged strong relationships over the years. CIOT will also be hosting some of these organisations at our offices this summer as part of a conference of international tax body chief executives.

CIOT is proud to have been a founding member of CFE and wishes the organisation every success in the future.

Helen Whiteman, CEO, CIOT