LL.M. Digitalization & Tax Law

ⓘ Covid-19: All modules are organized face-to-face, by default. Hybrid formats are offered for those students who cannot be on site due to official travel restrictions.

Transform taxation into the future

Digitalization and transformation are much more than just buzzwords of these days. Even though we are seeing current trends and are comfortable talking about them, we often underestimate the importance and context in which we operate, because we are accustomed to believing that we are in control. How often do we see trends but do not act fast enough on them? The digitalization of information exchange between tax authorities and taxpayers is a trend that will not disappear.

Industry and business communities use technology to optimize tax processes and to comply with reporting obligations. Processes orchestrate corporate resources to fulfil these external demands. They are a key factor determining the compliance obligations, cost-to-serve, and operational efficiency. In particular, they determine tasks, jobs, and responsibilities and by this, shape the future work of every taxpayer and tax authority.

Processes are the arterial system within organizations and in inter-organizational supply networks. Tax and Trade law build the basis for the related processes to comply. Consequently, any process failure can bring tax and customs life and the entire process ecosystem to a standstill.

Processes determine the potential and speed of an organization to adapt to new circumstances and to comply with a fast-growing number of legislative requirements.

Mary O'Leary

Tax and Technology Lead | Vizor | Dubai
U.A.E.

The program has not only widened my knowledge in both tax and technology but also facilitated an understanding of the tax function from a variety of perspectives; industry, tax practice, technology, law firm and government. I feel this has greatly enhanced my confidence in my chosen career path and one that will stay with me for the future.
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Program overview
- Schedule
  Schedule
  Program Start / Introduction to Tax Law
  September 27-30, 2021
  Business Process Management
  October 4-7, 2021
  Advanced Topics in BPM
  November 8-11, 2021
  International Tax Law
  December 13-16, 2021
  Data Science
  January 17-20, 2022
  Case Study I
  February 21-24, 2022
  Transfer Pricing
  March 28-31, 2022
  Value Added Tax and Customs
  April 25-28, 2022
  Process Mining and Process Automation
  May 30 - June 2, 2022
  Case Study II
  June 20-23, 2022
- Target group
  Target group
  YOU ARE …
  A practitioner in a tax advisory firm, an in-house tax manager or tax director of a company, a tax technology manager, or a tax officer
  Seeking answers to questions like what are the new technology innovations about, what’s the matter with tax authorities promoting the usage of technology, what does tax compliance mean, and last but not least how to create and ensure tax and legal transparency to be compliant with law
- Program content
  Program content
  Tax Law
  Fundamentals of Income Tax Law
  International Tax Law
  Transfer Pricing
  Value Added Tax and Customs
  Digitalization and Information Systems
  Business Process Management (BPM)
  Advanced Topics in Business Process Management
  Data Science
  Process Mining and Process Automation
  Digitalization and Information Systems in the Tax Field - Case Studies I
  Data Accessibility and Cloud Solutions
  BPM Modeling for Tax Processes e.g. Withholding Taxes
  Business Intelligence Tax Applications, Simulations, and Dashbords
  European VAT BI Analysis for Compliance and Benefit Tracking
  Process Mining for VAT
  Digitalization and Information Systems in the Tax Field - Case Studies II
  Use Case Selection for Direct/Indirect Taxes
  Artificial Intelligence for Tax and Trade, Customs, Duties
  Interaction between VAT/Transfer Pricing and Customs
  Customs Automation and Prediction of Benefits
  Blockchain Applications for Tax and Customs
- Certificate
  Certificate
  After completing the course, you will be awarded a LL.M. degree from the WU Executive Academy.

Faculty

Jan Mendling

Department of Computer Science | Humboldt-University of Berlin | Germany

Department of Information Systems and Operations | WU Vienna | Austria

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Robert Risse

Former Corporate Vice President Tax & Trade | Henkel AG & Co KGaA | Germany

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Alexander Rust

Professor | Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law | WU Vienna | Austria

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"Digi-Winner" Grant

Did you know that you can receive the "Digi-Winner" grant up to € 5,000 for this program? The "Wiener Arbeitnehmer*innen Förderungsfonds (Waff)" is subsidizing this program. More information and conditions on the grant.