Ralf Imstepf

Ralf Imstepf

Ralf Imstepf

Prof. Dr.
ILE-HSG
Büro 34-104
Varnbüelstrasse 19
9000 St. Gallen
Main Focuses
  • Tax law
  • VAT law
  • Procedural tax law
Fields of research
  • VAT
  • Tax law
  • Procedural law
Further fields of research
  • Customs
  • Tax policy
  • Excise taxes
Education

2021: Executive MBA HSG (General Management).

2017: Certified tax expert.

2014: Bar admission.

2011: Dr. iur. (PhD), University of Berne.

Professional Career

Since 2021: Assistant Professor at the University of St. Gallen.

Since 2017: Head of the Legal Department, VAT Division, Swiss Federal Tax Administration, Berne.

Since 2017: Delegate at the OECD Working Party 9 on Consumption Taxes.

2015-2017: Tax Attorney/Associate at Homburger AG, Zurich.

2012-2015: Law clerk at the Federal Administrative Court, St. Gallen.

2010-2011: Junior Associate at Homburger AG, Zurich.

2008-2010: Research and Teaching Assistant at the Tax Law Institute, University of Berne.

2009: Guest Research Fellow at the Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law, WU Vienna.

Affiliations
  • International Fiscal Association
  • Deutsche Steuerjuristische Gesellschaft e.V. (DStJG)
  • UmsatzsteuerForum e.V.
  • Schweizerische Vereinigung diplomierter Steuerexperten (SVDS/ASEFiD)
  • Zürcher Anwaltsverband ZAV (non-active member)  
Editorial Board

Archiv für Schweizerisches Abgaberecht (ASA) (Editorial Team)

Eidgenössische Mehrwertsteuer (Editor)