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Joan Iglesias, 2019 AEDAF Award Winner

23/12/2019
  • Tax Litigation Specialist and Roca Junyent Partner receives the award in the category of fiscal advisor in practice
  • With a biennial character, the AEDAF Award recognizes excellence in practice, teaching and research in different tax areas

Barcelona, December 20 – Joan Iglesias, a member of the tax department and person responsible for the tax litigation department of Roca Junyent, has received the 2019 AEDAF Award, which is awarded bi-annually by the Spanish Tax Advisers Association, for the category of fiscal advisor in practice for the work “The res judicata tax in the conviction ruling against the Public Tax Service”.

In his study, Iglesias highlights the technical deficiencies of the regime for the enforcement of the conviction against the Public Tax Service, as well as the serious consequences arising from the procedural reform, introduced in 2015.

Both the announcement of the awards and the criteria of the judges when evaluating the work ratify the difficulty, importance and prestige of the award. With a biennial nature, the primary objective of the award is based on stimulating excellence in practice, teaching and research in the areas of Tax Law, Accounting, Administration and the Company’s Economy, under the perspective of the tax scope.

Joining Roca Junyent

Being a public sector tax policy and tax offence expert, Joan Iglesias joined as a member of the Tax Department and head of the Roca Junyent tax litigation department in January 2019. He is an inspector of the Tax Service on leave. His administrative career has been developed at the Special Delegation of AEAT [Agencia Estatal de Administración Tributaria (State Tax Administration Agency)] in Catalunya, primarily in the departments of Inspection and Collection, where he has exercised various important positions.

He is also a Doctor in Law from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). Joan Iglesias has broad teaching experience as a Professor of Finance Law and Tax at various Universities, Professional Schools and specialised training centers. He has published several articles, manuals and monographs on general taxation  and on criminal proceedings for crime against the public tax service.