Top-Level Seminar ‘EU VAT: Recent Developments and Outlook’ (in English)
During this 3-day seminar (in English) you and other top international indirect tax specialists will discuss the VAT implications of a wide range of topical issues, including the measures recently implemented across the EU and the recent Court of Justice case law.
You will be brought fully up-to-date with all the important developments in your field and can be assured of in-depth discussions with prestigious international speakers: Stephen Dale, Prof. Mariken van Hilten, Prof. David Hummel, Prof. Roland Ismer, Prof. Marie Lamensch, Ronny Langer, Erwan Loquet, Fernando Matesanz, Prof. Gert-Jan van Norden, Marta Papis-Almansa, Andrea Parolini, Patrice Pillet, Tamas Vekasi and Prof. Madeleine Merkx. The seminar will be held from Wednesday 28 – Friday 30 September 2022.
Key Benefits
- In-depth, interactive sessions
- Intensive 3-day programme
- Max. 25 participants
- Bridging theory and practice
- International networking
During the seminar we will be discussing the developments in the field of cross-border trade and the supply of services, as well as the future of VAT, currently on the European Commission’s agenda and the developments on the VAT and customs related initiatives included in the Tax Action Plan and VAT in the Digital Age. We will also provide you with an overview of recent case law on holdings, VAT groups and the right of deduction in the light of the economic reality.
The effect of recent Court of Justice case law on holdings and VAT grouping will be discussed on the second day of the seminar while the focus will also be on the difficulty in establishing the place of supply of services. Other topics for discussion will be the technological developments across the EU regarding real-time reporting, e-invoicing and e-reporting and the VAT aspects of intra-Community trading, import and export in 2022.
You will also be updated on the future of the exemptions with regard to banking and insurance services, next to the principles in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights relevant to VAT and their limitations. The final day of the seminar will ensure you are up-to-speed with all the relevant developments in Court of Justice case law, after an introduction on the functioning of the ECJ. All the sessions will include plenty of opportunity to discuss each of the topics in detail. The seminar will end with a general reflection on the issues presented and some overall conclusions.
Participants are top specialists (see For Whom) from tax advisory services, legal practice, the judiciary, government bodies, tax authorities and academia.
For more information
John Gruson
Seminar Coördinator
+31 (0)6 83 33 04 19
gruson@ese.eur.nl