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The European Parliament Committee of Inquiry into Money Laundering, Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion (PANA) is a new entry this year The PANA Committee was set up in June 2016, after the Panama Papers – a leak of 11.5 million files from offshore law firm Mossack Fonseca that shed light on the tax affairs of government officials, celebrities and business people. The committee has conducted a comprehensive investigation into tax avoidance, tax evasion and money laundering, and has influenced the debate on everything from protection of whistleblowers to EU tax law. Although the investigation is finished and the committee dissolved on December 8, its findings will have an impact on tax policy debate for years to come.

Pierre Moscovici was also in the Global Tax 50 2015 and 2014 As one of the most important agenda-setters for EU tax policy, European Commissioner Pierre Moscovici has made it into this year's Global Tax 50 after one year of absence. Moscovici oversees tax policy in his role on the European Commission. He speaks to International Tax Review about the achievements of the past year and what lies ahead in 2018.

United Nations Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters is a new entry this year The UN's tax committee, which is responsible for the organisation's tax and transfer pricing work, received praise from the tax community when it released an update to its highly-regarded transfer pricing manual for developing countries in April 2017.

Blockchain is a new entry this year Although lumps of code don't generally make the Global Tax 50 list, blockchain has earned its place with its huge potential to revolutionise how tax administration, compliance and data exchange happens.

Seamus Coffey is a new entry this year Seamus Coffey is a new entry in this year's Global Tax 50, and makes the cut for his extensive review of Ireland's corporation tax code.

Paige Marvel was also in the Global Tax 50 2015 As the Chief Judge of the US Tax Court, Paige Marvel has made it into this year's Global Tax 50 for her leadership and the role of the court.

The Estonian presidency of the Council of the European Union is a new entry this year Estonia picked up the baton of the EU presidency from Malta in July this year, and has worked hard towards establishing clearer tax systems for VAT and the digital economy. The Council of the European Union negotiates and adopts new legislation, which means that anything on the Estonian presidency's agenda could have a big impact on all EU member states.

Piet Battiau is arguably the most influential person in the world of indirect tax. See a lengthened version of his magazine interview here.

As a leading figure at the OECD, Grace Perez-Navarro has been included in this year's Global Tax 50 for the integral role she has played in the progress of the BEPS project, raising the standards of international tax and promoting better tax policies as part of a multilateral approach.

Chris Jordan is coming up to his fifth year as Australia's commissioner of taxation, and there have been numerous triumphs since his appointment.