The International Sports Tax Association launched in March 2023 and what a first year it has been! Here’s a brief look at what ISTA got up to in 2023…
Hosted the Sports Finance Conference at Wembley Stadium
Our biggest event of the year was the Sports Finance Conference, in partnership with UCFB, hosted at the iconic Wembley Stadium in London. We welcomed 100 attendees from across accounting, tax, law and financial planning sectors to hear leading experts discuss our conference topic of Finance in Football. Our experts speakers included ISTA members, football finance expert Kieran Maguire and Charlton Athletic co-owner, Charlie Methven.
You can read our full recap of the Sports Finance Conference here.
Published industry leading resources
We launched our association with the publication of Tax Implications of the FFAR (Europe). This industry leading resource included member opinions from the major European leagues including France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain and the UK.
Prior to the Summer Transfer Window, we also published Tax Opportunities for Players Transferring to Italy & England. This resource, with contributions from our Italian and English ISTA members, aimed to support agents, lawyers and players with an understanding of the tax opportunities available for players transferring to either jurisdiction.
Hosted networking events
We co-hosted networking drinks with the European Football Agent Association for members to meet football agents from across Europe. ISTA look forward to continue building our relationship with EFAA in 2024.
The above image shows our ISTA members and guests enjoying hospitality for a networking event at Crystal Palace v Everton. This networking event provided a great opportunity for our members to meet in-person and find opportunities to work with each other moving forward.
Provided a central voice on sports tax
ISTA voiced our opinion on the speculation of large-scale tax avoidance in the UK football system through the use of agents fees. We felt as an association that the media coverage of this topic did not fully understand the business of football transfers. You can read our full statement here.
We were also approached by The Athletic to explain the tax implications of hosting the Women’s World Cup across Australia and New Zealand. You can read the full article on The Athletic here (note: there is a paywall on this article).
Expanded our network globally
Our association has seen exponential growth in our first year. Having started as 10 members, we are now 34 members and 2 parter firms representing 14 countries. We have attracted sports experts across tax, accounting and law to create a global network that agents, clubs and governing bodies can go to for trusted technical advice.
Interested in becoming a Member? Find out more on our Memberships page.
About ISTA
The International Sports Tax Association is a professional organisation for tax and professional advisors that specialise in the sports industry. We aim to make it easy to find qualified tax advisors and other complimentary advisors through our Global Directory, provide global resources and research on international taxation in sport and encourage our members and associates to refer work across industries, countries and areas of specialism. We also verify professional qualifications of our members and associates to ensure that individuals within sports can trust our advisors.
The Latest
BKL joins International Sports Tax Association as UK Partner Firm
ISTA welcomes BKL as a UK Partner Firm. BKL is a Top 50 firm of chartered accountants and tax advisers based in London. Their clients include high net worth individuals, families, senior executives, entrepreneurs and investors.The Recap: Sports Finance Conference at Wembley Stadium, in partnership with ISTA & UCFB
Join us at Wembley Stadium for the Sports Finance Conference 2023, in partnership with UCFB. Hear from industry experts on the latest topics relating to Finance in Football. ISTA to host Sports Finance Conference at Wembley Stadium, in partnership with UCFB
Join us at Wembley Stadium for the Sports Finance Conference 2023, in partnership with UCFB. Hear from industry experts on the latest topics relating to Finance in Football. New Guide: Tax Opportunities for Players Transferring to Italy and England
The International Sports Tax Association is pleased to publish our latest guide for the 2023 summer transfer window highlighting the key opportunities for players moving to Italy or England. brisk sports joins International Sports Tax Association
brisk sports is one of the leading Belgian tax firms in sports taxation. They assist national and international athletes with all their tax questions (tax advice and/or tax compliance). brisk’s team of experts can advise clients in all areas of the Belgian tax landscape, such as personal income tax, international taxation and corporate income tax.