Biography
Taxes are everywhere, even when you don’t see them.
Mr. Menno Griffioen is Associate Professor at the Center for Corporate Reporting, Finance & Tax. In this role, he teaches courses and supervises theses and papers in the field of tax law within the accountancy, controlling, tax law, and fiscal economics programs.
Griffioen studied Tax Law at the University of Amsterdam. In recent years, he has served as Chair of the Knowledge Group for Real Estate Transfer Tax and as National Technical Coordinator for Real Estate Transfer Tax at the Dutch Tax Administration. Before that, he mainly worked in the areas of tax enforcement and VAT. Griffioen is also Assistant Professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and a member of the Committee on Fraud and the Future of VAT of the Dutch Association of Tax Law (Vereniging voor Belastingwetenschap). In addition, he is affiliated with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as an External International Revenue Administration Expert.
Griffioen is energized by inspiring socially engaged professionals to take an interest in tax law, enabling them to make knowledgeable and independent contributions to their organizations and to society.
International activities
Griffioen is affiliated with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as an External International Revenue Administration Expert. In this role, tax administrations of various countries are reviewed and recommendations are provided to improve their systems and processes.
Relevant publications
- M.A. Griffioen & A.H. Bomer, ‘The road to real-time technology in VAT’, TaxTech 2025/3, https://www.nlfiscaal.nl/nlfiscaal-doc/a682ff25582142888af41cla07691d5b, 12 september 2025.
- M.A. Griffioen & E.C.J.M. van der Hel-van Dijk, ‘Intra-community VAT fraud, is it really a 50 billion euro problem?’, International VAT Monitor 2025, Volume 36, No. 1, https://doi.org/10.59403/2t6m5a6
- M.A. Griffioen & S.B. Cornielje, ‘Intracommunautaire btw-fraude met auto’s. Tijd voor een proefrit.’, WFR2024/150.
- M.A. Griffioen & E.C.J.M. van der Hel-van Dijk, ‘New European Approach to Combat VAT Fraud?’, Intertax, 2014, Volume 42, Issue 5, p. 298 – 305, https://doi.org/10.54648/taxi2014031
- M.A. Griffioen & E.C.J.M. van der Hel-van Dijk, ‘EU VAT Note: Online Platforms: A Market Place for Tax Fraud?’ Intertax, 2019, Volume 47, Issue 4, p. 391 – 401, https://doi.org/10.54648/taxi2019038