Contemporary Challenges of Tax Law - international scientific conference

Centre of Tax Documentation and Studies and Tax Law Department of the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Lodz cordially invite to an international scientific conference Contemporary Challenges of Tax Law, dedicated to Professor Włodzimierz Nykiel on the occasion of the jubilee of his academic work.

The conference will take place on 16 - 17 December 2024 onsite in Lodz (Poland) at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Univeristy of Lodz (Kopcińskiego 8/12), with the possibilty of online participation (Microsoft Teams). The Jubilee Ceremony will take place on 16 December at Biedermann Palace in Lodz (Franciszkańska 1/5). 

On Monday, 16 December 2024, 3 sessions will take place, entirely in English, with the participation of foreign and Polish speakers, devoted to the issues of:

  • fundamental and ethical values in tax law, taking into account digitalization;
  • protection of the tax base and its fair distribution, taking into account digitalization;
  • tax law in the service of an innovative and green economy and a fair and inclusive society.

On Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 3 sessions will take place, mostly in Polish (with simultanous translation into English) and partly in English (without translation into Polish), with the participation of Polish and foreign speakers. The session will concern:

  • constitutional and systemic issues in tax law;
  • substantive issues in tax law;
  • procedural issues in tax law.

On the second day (17 December) a practitioners' panel discussion will also take place, with the participation Polish tax pratitioners (tax adminitration, tax judiciary, tax and legal advisory). The panel will be in Polish (with simultaous translation to English).

Details in the conference agenda (for download below).

Registration for participation

Onsite participation requires payment of a fee in the amount of PLN 320. The fee includes participation, and coffee breaks, lunches and a dinner - in accordance with the agenda. The fee does not include hotel accommodation.

The fee of PLN 320 must be paid to the bank account of the Centre of Tax Documentation and Studies of the University of Lodz

PEKAO SA Bank, II Branch in Lodz

IBAN PL  26 1240 3028 1111 0010 7232 2353

Swift/BIC code PKOPPLPW

Bank fees should be covered by the person ordering the transfer.

Active participants (speakers, discussants, chairs) and individually invited guests are exempt from the conference fee.

Online participation is free of charge.

The number of places for onsite and online participants is limited. The order of applications is decisive.

Applications for participation should be submitted via the FORM, which will be active from 26 November 2024.


Organizing Committee

Scientific Committee

  • dr hab. Ziemowit Kukulski, prof. UŁ (University of Lodz) – chair
  • dr Małgorzata Sęk (University of Lodz) - secretary
  • dr hab. Adam Mariański, prof. UŁa (Łazarski University)
  • dr hab. Katarzyna Kopyściańska, prof. UWr (University of Wroclaw)
  • dr hab. Agnieszka Olesińska, prof. UMK (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)
  • prof. dr Michał Radvan (Czech Republic) (Masaryk University in Brno)

Honorary Patronage

  • Rector of the University of Lodz
  • Dean of the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Lodz
  • National Chamber of Tax Advisors

Project co-financed from the state budget, allocated by the Minister of Science under the Excellent Science II Programme (Poland).