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StB Dr. Martin Klokar, MSc (WU)

Professional Experience

  • Certified Tax Consultant trainee with Mag. Hermann Klokar since 2018
  • Lecturer for national and international tax law at the Vienna University of Economics and Business since 2018
  • Lecturer for international tax law at the Academy of Austrian Certified Tax Consultants and Auditors (ASW) since 2021
  • Research and Teaching Associate at the Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (2019-2023)
  • Lecturer for international tax law at the Central University of Finance and Economics, CUFE School of Taxation in Beijing, China (2022) and at Xiamen University in Fujian, China (2021)
  • Associate at Taylor Wessing (2017) and TPA Austria (2016)

Interesting facts & highlights:

  • Tax Treaty Case Law Correspondent of the IBFD for Austria
  • National Reporter for Austria at the 75th World Tax Congress of the International Fiscal Association (IFA) in Cancún, Mexico 2023
  • Author of over 100 scientific publications and co-author of commentaries on the Austrian Corporate Income Tax Act, the Real Estate Transfer Tax Act, the Minimum Taxation Act and the EU Reporting Obligations Act

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Education

  • Doctoral degree in Business Law (Dr. iur.) with highest honours at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (2023)
  • Master’s degree in Taxation and Accounting (MSc) with highest honours at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (2019)
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Law (LL.B.) and Business Administration (BSc) with highest honours at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (2020, 2017)
  • Study abroad at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Great Britain (2015)
  • Summer school at Harvard University, USA (2013)

Memberships and functions

  • Member of the International Fiscal Association (IFA)
  • Member of the Austrian Jurists’ Conference (ÖJT)
  • Member of the German Tax Law Society (DStJG)
  • Member of the Austrian Lawyers’ Association
  • Young IFA Network (YIN) Representative for Austria (2019-2023)
  • Member of the WU Department Conference on Public Law and Tax Law (2019-2023)

Awards (Selection)

  • WU Research Grant for an Outstanding Dissertation for the doctoral thesis “Time in Income Tax Law”
  • WU Research Award for the journal article „Nominalwertprinzip und Inflation im Steuerrecht – Über die Scheingewinnbesteuerung und die kalte Progression aus rechtlicher und rechtspolitischer Sicht“ (ÖStZ 2022, 393-403)
  • Excellent Teaching Award for the course „Basic Tax Law“ (Shortlist)
  • WU Research Award for the legal commentary on the Austrian CFC regime „§ 10a KStG: Passiveinkünfte niedrigbesteuerter Körperschaften, in Kofler/Lang/Rust/Schuch/Spies/Staringer (eds.), KStG – Körperschaftsteuergesetz Kommentar3 (2022) 922-1074“
  • IFA Poster Programme for Doctoral Students with the poster „Time and Income Tax Law“ at the 74th IFA Congress 2022 in Berlin (Germany)
  • Excellent Teaching Award for the course „Basic Tax Law“ (Shortlist)
  • TALENTA Award (Nomination as the best Master’s Thesis of the Program Taxation & Accounting in 2018/19)
  • WU Research Award for the journal article: „The Austrian CFC Regime and European Union Law“ (SWI 2020, 67-85)
  • Merit-based scholarship for outstanding academic achievements for the academic year 2019/20
  • Wolfgang Gassner Science Prize (Scholarship for attending the 73rd IFA Congress 2019 in London, UK)
  • TALENTA Award 2019 (Nomination as the best Bachelor’s Thesis of the Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law in 2017/18)
  • Member of the Center of Excellence (Group 48), Graduate Honours Program, WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)
  • 2018: PwC Best Bachelor Thesis in Tax Law Award 2018 (Top 3)
  • 2018: Ranked 1 (out of 60) in the WU Student Ranking for Taxation and Accounting (in terms of grade point average, academic progress and combination criteria)
  • 2017: Member of the WU Top League (10th cohort), Undergraduate Honours Program, WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)
  • Merit-based scholarships for outstanding academic achievements for the academic years 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2017/18
  • WU Research Grant for an Outstanding Dissertation for the doctoral thesis “Time in Income Tax Law”
  • WU Research Award for the journal article „Nominalwertprinzip und Inflation im Steuerrecht – Über die Scheingewinnbesteuerung und die kalte Progression aus rechtlicher und rechtspolitischer Sicht“ (ÖStZ 2022, 393-403)
  • Excellent Teaching Award for the course „Basic Tax Law“ (Shortlist)
  • WU Research Award for the legal commentary on the Austrian CFC regime „§ 10a KStG: Passiveinkünfte niedrigbesteuerter Körperschaften, in Kofler/Lang/Rust/Schuch/Spies/Staringer (eds.), KStG – Körperschaftsteuergesetz Kommentar3 (2022) 922-1074“
  • IFA Poster Programme for Doctoral Students with the poster „Time and Income Tax Law“ at the 74th IFA Congress 2022 in Berlin (Germany)
  • Excellent Teaching Award for the course „Basic Tax Law“ (Shortlist)
  • TALENTA Award (Nomination as the best Master’s Thesis of the Program Taxation & Accounting in 2018/19)
  • WU Research Award for the journal article: „The Austrian CFC Regime and European Union Law“ (SWI 2020, 67-85)
  • Merit-based scholarship for outstanding academic achievements for the academic year 2019/20
  • Wolfgang Gassner Science Prize (Scholarship for attending the 73rd IFA Congress 2019 in London, UK)
  • TALENTA Award 2019 (Nomination as the best Bachelor’s Thesis of the Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law in 2017/18)
  • Member of the Center of Excellence (Group 48), Graduate Honours Program, WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)
  • 2018: PwC Best Bachelor Thesis in Tax Law Award 2018 (Top 3)
  • 2018: Ranked 1 (out of 60) in the WU Student Ranking for Taxation and Accounting (in terms of grade point average, academic progress and combination criteria)
  • 2017: Member of the WU Top League (10th cohort), Undergraduate Honours Program, WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)
  • Merit-based scholarships for outstanding academic achievements for the academic years 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2017/18