Inheritance, eating, drinking and smoking – should these be taxed as minor offences? Recent developments

Secure your place at the 27th Tax Conference at Worms University of Applied Sciences.

Programme

The 27th Tax Day will take place on Friday, 20 November 2026, at Worms University of Applied Sciences.

TimeProgramme item
1.00 pmAdmission and reception
Café lounge in the Aula (B 035)
Lectures in the Audimax (B U30)
2.00 pmWelcome address by the university management
Prof. Dr Alexandra Nonnenmacher, President of Worms University of Applied Sciences
2.05 pmWelcome address by the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) for Rheinhessen
Dr Florian Steidl, Managing Director of the IHK for Rheinhessen, spokesperson for tax and financial policy of the IHK Working Group Rhineland-Palatinate
2.10 pmWelcome address by the Rhineland-Palatinate Chamber of Tax Advisers
Christian Rösel, tax adviser (StB), Member of the Executive Board of the Rhineland-Palatinate Chamber of Tax Advisers
2.15 pmKeynote: ‘Minor taxes – a necessity for steering society?’
Prof. Dr Jens Kollmar, tax adviser (StB), Head of the Dual Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Taxation, Worms University of Applied Sciences
2.30 pmOn the taxation of human vices
Dr Florian Steidl, Lecturer at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
3.00 pmThe packaging tax: between environmental policy, bureaucratic burden and local self-government
Prof. Dr Frank Kupferschmidt, Ludwigsburg University of Public Administration and Finance
3.30 pmExhibition visit and break
Café lounge in the Aula (B 035)
4.30 pmThe development of business-related reliefs under the Inheritance and Gift Tax Act
Prof. Dr Heiko Vay, tax adviser (StB), Worms University of Applied Sciences
5.00 pmInheritance tax from a business perspective
Dr Rainer Kambeck, Head of Economic and Financial Policy, SMEs, Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK)
5.30 pmPanel discussion with the speakers
Moderator: Prof. Dr Jens Kollmar, tax adviser (StB)
6.30 pmClosing: networking and discussion over finger food and drinks
Café lounge in the Aula (B 035)

Getting here

The Tax Day will take place on the campus of Worms University of Applied Sciences: Erenburgerstraße 19, 67549 Worms, Germany.

From Worms Central Station, bus lines 401 (to Hochschule Süd) and 408 (to Hochschule Nord) run to the university. On foot, it takes about 15 minutes. You will find parking spaces along Erenburgerstraße.

You will find all routes in the directions. You can download the campus map (PDF).

Sponsors

We are organising the 27th Tax Day together with the IHK for Rheinhessen. We sincerely thank our sponsors for their support.

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Contact us if you have any questions

Claudia Maaß

Studiengangsmanagement