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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: Cristian Largeanu, Fernando Matesanz, Prof. David Hummel, Erwan Loquet, Prof. Marie Lamensch, Herman van Kesteren, Aleksandra Bal, Marta Papis-Almansa, Gilles Barbabianca, Prof. Felix Desmyttere, Karina Ozer, John Gruson, Juan Manuel Vazquez and Prof. Madeleine Merkx. The seminar will be held from Wednesday 25 – Friday 27 September 2024.

Key Benefits

  • In-depth, interactive sessions
  • Intensive 3-day programme
  • Max. 25 participants
  • Bridging theory and practice
  • International networking

EFS is pleased to invite you and other top specialists from tax advisory services, legal practice, the judiciary, government bodies, tax authorities and academia to discuss the VAT implications of a wide range of topical issues, including measures recently implemented or soon to be implemented across the EU, in an informal setting.

During the seminar we will be discussing the developments regarding 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 delve deeper into the new place of supply rules and VAT rates for entertainment services and the implications of the EU SME scheme, both entering in force in 2025. High profile speakers will give their opinion on the reporting obligations, such as DAC7, DAC8, CESOP and VAT in the Digital Age, during a panel session. The panel session will be introduced by a session on the increasing importance of the middleman in VAT and tax payers’ rights in relation to the reporting obligations.

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.

If you are looking to update and expand your highly specialized knowledge and to network with other leading professionals, sign up now for the EFS top-level seminar on ‘EU VAT: Recent Developments and Outlook’ to be held at the Erasmus University Rotterdam on 25 – 27 September 2024.

EFS is looking forward to welcoming top-level indirect tax specialists who want to discuss recent and future developments in VAT and to network with peers from the following backgrounds:

  • tax advisory services ((senior)managers, directors and partners)
  • multinationals ((senior)VAT managers and heads of indirect tax)
  • legal practice (associates and partners)
  • judicial authorities (judges in indirect taxation at courts of first instance or higher/supreme courts)
  • government bodies (senior policy advisors and heads)
  • tax authorities (heads of indirect tax)
  • academia (PhD researchers, assistant professors, associate professors and full professors)
Day 1: Wednesday 25 September 2024

12.00 – 12.30 Arrival of participants at Erasmus University Rotterdam

12.30 – 13.30 Lunch at Erasmus Pavilion

13.30 – 13.45 Opening and welcome address
Prof. Madeleine Merkx and John Gruson 

13.45 – 14.45 Update European Commission on Future of VAT
Cristian Largeanu

14.45 – 15.00 Coffee/tea break

15.00 – 16.00 Implications of EU SME scheme for start-ups and other (small) businesses
Fernando Matesanz

16.00 – 17.00 New place of supply rules and VAT rates for entertainments services
John Gruson

17.00 – 17.15 Coffee/tea break

17.15 – 18.00 New place of supply rules and VAT rates for entertainments services
Erwan Loquet

19.30 Dinner at Restaurant Amarone, Rotterdam

Day 2: Thursday 26 September 2024

09.00 – 10.30 Increasing importance of defining the role of the middle man in VAT
Prof. dr. Herman van Kesteren

10.30 – 11.00 Coffee/tea break

11.00 – 12.30 VAT in Web 3.0
Aleksandra Bal

12:30 – 13.30 Lunch at the Erasmus Pavilion

13.30 – 15.00 Tax payers’ rights in relation to reporting obligations
Marta Papis-Almansa

15.00 – 15.30 Coffee/tea break

15.30 – 17.00 Panel session – Reporting Obligations – DAC7, DAC8, CESOP and ViDA
Marta Papis-Almansa

Panel members:
Prof. Felix Desmyttere
Gilles Barbabianca
Karina Ozer
Juan Manuel Vazquez

18.30 Boat trip in the port of Rotterdam for drinks and dinner with speakers

Day 3: Friday 27 September 2024

09.00 – 10.30 Functioning of the CJEU: ‘How to read the CJEU case law and the conclusions of the Advocate General’
Prof. David Hummel 

10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break

11.00 – 12.30 The Court of Justice and VAT: recent judgments, opinions and pending cases (I)
Prof. Madeleine Merkx and Prof. Marie Lamensch

12.30 – 13.30 Lunch at Erasmus Pavillion

13.30 – 15.30 The Court of Justice and VAT: recent judgments, opinions and pending cases (II)
Prof. Madeleine Merkx and Prof. Marie Lamensch

15.30 – 15.45 Certificates awarded to participants
Prof. Madeleine Merkx and John Gruson 

16.00 Closing and drinks at Erasmus Pavilion

Cristian Largeanu

Policy officer at European Commission in the field of VAT
He led the work on the VAT Gap Study between 2015-2021 and was part of teams on CESOP and ViDA-proposals
Currently involved in the reflection on the Future of VAT at the European Commission

Fernando Matesanz

Director Spanish VAT Services
President of the Madrid VAT Forum Foundation and secretary of the Board of the International VAT Association
Member VAT Expert Group

PROF. DAVID HUMMEL

European Court of Justice,
University of Leipzig

Erwan Loquet 

Partner BDO Tax & Advisory Luxembourg
Lecturer at University of Luxembourg

Aleksandra Bal

Indirect Tax Technology Lead at Stripe
She leads a team tasked with developing Tax Technology solutions and overseeing indirect taxes across EMEA, APAC, Canada, the US and LATAM

PROF. MARIE LAMENSCH

Arteo, Belgium,
Vrije Universiteit Brussel,
Université Catholique de Louvain,
Cyprus International Institute of Management

Prof. dr. Herman van Kesteren

Partner PwC
Lecturer at University of Tilburg

Marta Papis-Almansa

Associate Professor and MSCA Fellow, University of Copenhagen
Senior Lecturer at Kristianstad University

PROF. MADELEINE MERKX

Erasmus School of Law
Seminar Director EFS,
BDO, The Netherlands

Juan Manuel Vazquez

PhD researcher at University of Amsterdam
Academic coordinator of ACTL’s CPT project
Professional Support Lawyer at Loyens & Loeff Tax Knowledge Center

Prof. Felix Desmyttere

Manager EY Belgium
University of Antwerpen
University of Hasselt
Volutary Research Fellow University of Gent

Karina Ozer

Tax Manager Data and Technology Strategy at Booking
Over 16 years experience in Indirect Tax and mainly focus on Data and Technology in Tax

Gilles Barbabianca

Government representative at the Luxembourg VAT Authority

JOHN GRUSON

Lecturer VAT Erasmus School of Law / Economics
Seminar Coordinator Top-Level Seminar EU VAT
Deloitte Tax Research Center
PhD student at the Erasmus University Rotterdam

PROF. MADELEINE MERKX

Seminar Director
Madeleine Merkx is Professor of Indirect Taxes at the Erasmus School of Law and Programme Director of the EFS Post-Master EU VAT. She is also a partner in BDO’s Department of Professional Practice, an editor at MBB and FED and on the staff at WFR, BNB, Btw-bulletin and Taxvisions.

JOHN GRUSON LLM

Seminar Coordinator
John Gruson lectures on VAT in various Bachelor and Master courses at the Erasmus Schools of Economics and Law. He also conducts research in the field of VAT on soft law and is the coordinator of the Bachelor course Value Added Tax and the Master course Indirect Tax Assurance and Technology. He is also working as a tax advisor for the Tax Research Center of Deloitte.

DATES AND TIMES
From Wednesday 25 September (12.00 hrs) to Friday 27 September (16.00 hrs) 2024.

VENUE
The seminar will be held at the Erasmus University Rotterdam campus, Woudestein.

EFS, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Bayle Building, J5-29
Burgemeester Oudlaan 50
3062 PA Rotterdam
The Netherlands

ACCOMMODATION
Hotel accommodation close to the Erasmus University Rotterdam campus will be available for all participants. Please find more information about the hotel accommodation in the brochure and application form.

FEE
€ 2,750 (this includes all seminar materials and meals).

LANGUAGE
The seminar will be in English.

TARGET GROUP
EFS is looking forward to welcoming top-level indirect tax specialists who want to discuss recent and future developments in VAT and to network with peers from the following backgrounds:

  • tax advisory services ((senior)managers, directors and partners)
  • multinationals ((senior)VAT managers and heads of indirect tax)
  • legal practice (associates and partners)
  • judicial authorities (judges in indirect taxation at courts of first instance or higher/supreme courts)
  • government bodies (senior policy advisors and heads)
  • tax authorities (heads of indirect tax)
  • academia (PhD researchers, assistant professors, associate professors and full professors)

GROUP SIZE
As groups will comprise a maximum of 25 participants, you can be assured of optimal and active participation.

DISCLAIMER
EFS reserves the right to change the policy, programme, fees and any other items referred to in this brochure.

ACCREDITION / CONTUINING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The programme is accredited and you will therefore be eligible for continuing professional development (‘Permanent Education’) points in line with the rules applied by your own professional organisation. This programme comprises 16 hours of tax-related study, based on the professional development required by the Dutch Association of Tax Advisors. You can find more information about this on the EFS website and on the website of your professional organisation.

CERTIFICATE
All participants will receive a certificate of attendance issued by EFS, Erasmus University Rotterdam

CONTACT / TO APPLY
For more information, please contact:
John Gruson
Seminar Coordinator
gruson@ese.eur.nl
+31 (0)6 83 33 04 19
www.eur.nl/efs

Please use this application form to apply for the Top Level Seminar on EU VAT 2024.

You can click on the fillable form fields to fill in the form digitally. Once completed, please send your application form by mail to the address specified therein, or e-mail it to tlseuvat@erasmusfiscalstudies.nl.

For more information

Prof. Madeleine Merkx
Seminar Director


John Gruson
Seminar Coördinator
+31 (0)6 83 33 04 19
gruson@ese.eur.nl

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