AD 6 taxation competition EPSO/AD/422/25: dates, tests, conditions

Notice EPSO/AD/422/25, published on 17 January 2025, sought 240 administrators (AD 6) in direct taxation and in indirect taxation. Applications closed on 19 February 2025 at noon, Brussels time.

Applications closed

Application deadline
(12:00 (midday), Brussels time)
Last verified
  • 240
    successful candidates sought, both fields combined
  • 2
    fields: direct taxation (118) and indirect taxation (122)
  • 15/30
    pass score in the field-related MCQ test, the only test that ranks candidates
  • 1.5 times
    the number of successful candidates sought, at most: the number of candidates per field whose written test is marked

Sources: Erudiam production database: competitions and competition_tests tables · Notice of open competition EPSO/AD/422/25

ContentsKey dates
  1. Key dates
  2. Who can apply
  3. Nature of the duties
  4. Breakdown of successful candidates
  5. How the tests are made up
  6. What this competition does not include
  7. Try a question
  8. How Erudiam prepares you
  9. Frequently asked questions
  10. Official reference and sources

Key dates

  1. Publication of the notice in the Official Journal (C/2025/203)
  2. Closing date for applications, 12:00 (midday), Brussels time

Source: Notice of open competition EPSO/AD/422/25

Who can apply

  • Be a national of an EU Member State and enjoy full rights as a citizen, have fulfilled any obligations under national laws on military service and meet the character requirements for the duties.
  • Education and experience, three routes to choose from: university studies of at least three years in a listed field and at least four years of relevant experience; or studies of at least four years in a listed field and at least three years of experience; or studies of at least three years in another field and at least six years of experience.
  • Listed fields of study: national or international taxation, law, economics, finance, business management or administration, accounting.
  • The experience must fall within the sectors listed for the chosen field: for example direct taxation, transfer pricing, administrative cooperation in direct taxation; or VAT, excise duties, energy and environmental taxation for indirect taxation; the application of State aid rules appears in both lists.
  • All conditions are assessed on the closing date for applications, 19 February 2025 at noon.

Source: Notice of open competition EPSO/AD/422/25

Nature of the duties

  • Direct taxation: develop tax policy and legislation, implement, monitor and evaluate existing legislation, handle complaints and infringement procedures, apply State aid rules, facilitate the exchange of information.
  • Indirect taxation: the same policy and legislative tasks, plus planning and monitoring inspections and managing budgetary, financial or accounting matters.
  • The reserve lists serve the EU institutions, bodies and agencies; the notice does not name any particular recruiting institution.

Source: Notice of open competition EPSO/AD/422/25

Breakdown of successful candidates

Successful candidates sought
  • Direct taxation, including tax law (direct_taxation)118
  • Indirect taxation, including tax law (indirect_taxation)122
  • Total240

Source: Notice of open competition EPSO/AD/422/25

How the tests are made up

Only test counting towards the ranking: Field-related MCQ. All tests are eliminatory.

Test parameters recorded by Erudiam
Verbal reasoning
Questions20
Duration35 min
Language-
Scoring1 pt/question
Pass score10/20
EliminatoryYes
RankedNo
Weight-
Numerical reasoning
Questions10
Duration20 min
Language-
Scoring1 pt/question
Pass score10/20 (combined)
EliminatoryYes
RankedNo
Weight-
Abstract reasoning
Questions10
Duration10 min
Language-
Scoring1 pt/question
Pass score10/20 (combined)
EliminatoryYes
RankedNo
Weight-
Field-related MCQ
Questions30
Duration40 min
LanguageL2
Scoring1 pt/question
Pass score15/30
EliminatoryYes
RankedYes
Weight100 %
EUFTE (written test)
Questions1
Duration40 min
LanguageL2
Scoring1 pt/question
Pass score5/10
EliminatoryYes
RankedNo
Weight-

Source: Erudiam production database: competitions and competition_tests tables

How the selection works

  • Verbal reasoning: 20 questions in 35 minutes, pass score 10/20, in language 1.
  • Numerical reasoning (10 questions, 20 minutes) and abstract reasoning (10 questions, 10 minutes): combined pass score 10/20, in language 1.
  • Field-related MCQ test: 30 questions in 40 minutes, pass score 15/30, in language 2. Candidates who reach the pass score are ranked by field in descending order of their scores.
  • Written test: 40 minutes, marked from 0 to 10, pass score 5/10, in language 2. It assesses written communication on the basis of documentation related to the fields of the competition; the notice specifies that it “is not a language test” (point 4.3.2).
  • The Selection Board marks the written test and checks eligibility only for a limited number of candidates, at most 1.5 times the number of successful candidates sought per field.
  • All tests are eliminatory and taken remotely, with online proctoring.

Source: Notice of open competition EPSO/AD/422/25

What this competition does not include

  • No EU knowledge test and no digital skills test: the notice lists only the reasoning tests, the field-related MCQ test and the written test (point 4.3.2).
  • No assessment centre and no oral test in the notice.
  • The written test does not count towards the ranking: the field-related MCQ test ranks the candidates.

Source: Notice of open competition EPSO/AD/422/25

Try a question

A question from our practice bank, in the format of the Verbal reasoning test.

See the Verbal reasoning test

The demographic ageing of developed countries results from the combination of two dynamics: the continuous increase in life expectancy and the persistent fall in fertility below replacement level. In the European Union, the share of those aged 65 and over rose from around 14% of the population in 1990 to 21% in 2022, while the share of those under 15 declined over the same period. This twin movement profoundly alters the need for public services: health, long-term care, pensions, adapted housing. The social-protection models inherited from Esping-Andersen's typology (1990) (liberal, conservative-corporatist and social-democratic) respond to these challenges in contrasting ways: the first favours means-tested benefits, the second employment-linked insurance, the third universal services funded by taxation. None of these models is fully shielded from the budgetary tensions linked to ageing, but they do not respond to them with the same intergenerational fairness.

Which of the following statements is correct?

Answer key : B

Text: "In the European Union, the share of those aged 65 and over rose from around 14% of the population in 1990 to 21% in 2022, while the share of those under 15 declined over the same period".

A. Contradicts the passage: the models do not respond to ageing-related tensions "with the same intergenerational fairness".

B. Text: "In the European Union, the share of those aged 65 and over rose from around 14% of the population in 1990 to 21% in 2022, while the share of those under 15 declined over the same period".

C. Contradicts the passage: ageing results from "the combination of two dynamics: the continuous increase in life expectancy and the persistent fall in fertility", not fertility alone.

D. Contradicts the passage: the third model named is "social-democratic", not a "universalist-Anglo-Saxon" model.

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How Erudiam prepares you

  1. Parameters aligned with the notice: every mock exam uses the official durations, pass scores and weightings of the competition, including the combined pass scores.

  2. Spaced repetition (FSRS): it focuses your revision on what you get wrong, test by test, in step with the actual test timetable.

  3. The readiness index (ERI): it tells you whether you are ready, instead of giving you a meaningless overall average.

Frequently asked questions

No. Applications closed on 19 February 2025 at noon, Brussels time.

Official reference and sources

Official parameters last checked in our database: 3 August 2026.

Sources

  1. Erudiam production database: competitions and competition_tests tables, row fiscalite-ad6-2025 (checked on 3 August 2026)Erudiam · 3 August 2026 · consulted on 21 September 2026
  2. Notice of open competition EPSO/AD/422/25, Administrators (AD 6): 1. Direct taxation, including tax law; 2. Indirect taxation, including tax law (OJ C/2025/203)EPSO, Official Journal of the European Union · 17 January 2025 · consulted on 21 September 2026

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