International VAT Expert Academy

Die Akademie bringt Umsatzsteuer-Experten aus der ganzen Welt zusammen. In Workshops diskutieren sie herausfordernde Fragen und Aspekte aus dem Tagesgeschäft eines Umsatzsteuer-Experten.

Bitte beachten Sie, dass die Veranstaltung auf Englisch sein wird.

08. - 09. Oktober 2026
AMSTERDAM

Die Akademie bringt Umsatzsteuer-Experten aus der ganzen Welt zusammen. In Workshops diskutieren Sie herausfordernde Fragen und Aspekte aus dem Tagesgeschäft eines Umsatzsteuer-Experten.

Exzellente Networking‑Möglichkeiten in exklusivem Rahmen: Unser neues Format bringt alles an einem Ort zusammen. Zwei Tage intensiver fachlicher Austausch und ein umfassendes VAT‑Erlebnis.

Bitte beachten Sie, dass die Veranstaltung auf Englisch sein wird.

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She worked for more than 23 years at PwC, as an expert in indirect taxation, during which she developed extensive and consolidated experience in international operations, restructuring, audits and VAT cost optimization procedures.

During last 9 years with PwC, Yolanda led the Indirect Tax practice for the Financial Services industry in Spain, being a great specialist in the banking, insurance, private equity and asset management industries.

Likewise, she has been the local head for the area of electronic invoicing, and has led different digitization projects, homologation of billing software and automation of processes related to both Compliance and VAT reporting like SII and Veri*factu. She is also expert in both DAC7 (digital platforms) and Payment Services Providers reporting obligations, respectively.

Yolanda Cano was partner at the VAT department in bln palao abogados.

Emmanuel is a French indirect taxes lawyer. After 10 years in Big Four firms he established his own tax law practice in 2000. His firm focuses on three main areas: Advising large multinational firms on supply chain and IT, VAT & customs related issues, outsourcing of indirect tax compliance in the EU and litigation. The clients are mainly from the pharmaceutical, aeronautics, energy and engineering sectors. Emmanuel is Vice-Chairman of the International VAT Association and deputy representative of the IVA to the European Commission’s VAT Expert Group and member of the VAT Committee of the French tax lawyers association as well as member of the Community Relay of the e-invoicing French government project.

Andrew is a highly experienced Indirect Tax professional with over 20 years of expertise. Since 2019, he has served as Head of Indirect Tax at Zalando Group in Berlin, where he leads the company's indirect tax strategy and operations. His extensive career includes 12 years in Indirect Tax with the Big Four, based in London and Berlin. Following this, he held significant roles based in the Netherlands and Luxembourg. He then returned to Berlin to build and develop the Zalando Indirect Tax team, supporting Zalando's growth into Europe's leading online fashion and lifestyle seller and marketplace. Andrew and Zalando are active members of the EU Commission VAT Expert Group, contributing valuable practical insights to policy developments.

Raymond is an international VAT consultant located in the Netherlands. He is frequent speaker at international seminars and conferences, organizes trainings for companies, the Federation of Dutch exporters, the Chamber of Commerce and the International VAT Expert Academy [IVEA]. He is the secretary to the board of the International VAT Association. His focus is on the international supply chain.

Hannes is head of his firm’s VAT department and specializes in providing comprehensive advice to companies operating within Austria and across borders. His main areas of focus are general tax law, corporate transactions and all matters related to Austrian and European VAT law. Owing to his years of experience in European VAT law, Hannes is in high demand as an advisor for many international companies operating or intending to operate across borders. He is a sought after lecturer at numerous seminars and symposiums, holds workshops in companies and educational institutions and regularly publishes on special tax law issues, especially those relating to VAT law and his specialist areas. He is a certified tax advisor and auditor and has been a partner at LeitnerLeitner since 2006. On 1 October 2014, Hannes was appointed a member of the European Commission’s VAT Expert Group.

David is professor at the University of Leipzig. In 2013, he completed his habilitation on the subject: "Neutrality of legal forms in public law” (venia legendi: public law, especially tax law and public economic law). David is a contributing author to many publications, including “Rau/Dürrwächter“ (a commentary on the German VAT law).

He is also engaged as a tutor in the fields of European tax law and State Aid law. Since October 2016 David has worked as a legal secretary at the European Court of Justice at the cabinet of advocate general Kokott.

Laura advises clients on all German and international VAT issues. Her special focus is the financial services sector. Her work also includes advising on VAT compliance, accompanying external audits, implementing Tax Compliance Management Systems and representing clients in legal proceedings. She regularly holds seminars on VAT issues and publishes articles on the subject.

Ronny advises clients on all VAT matters in Germany and abroad. He specializes in cross-border VAT consulting connected to international VAT law and regularly lectures at professional events and in-house client VAT training sessions. As a former auditor and as a result of his experience in the corporate tax department of a DAX-30-group, Ronny has accumulated extensive knowledge of and experience in the types of VAT issues, which present themselves to businesses on a daily basis. He is also a member of various national and international VAT research groups and VAT clubs.

Atanas specializes in consulting on cross-border VAT issues and offers his clients advice on both German and international VAT matters. His particular focus is on the optimization of cross-border supply chains and processing schemes. His work also includes advising on VAT compliance and representing clients in legal proceedings, including appeals. His clients range from individuals to international groups.

Atanas’ special focus areas are the e-commerce, mechanical and plant engineering and automotive sectors. Atanas holds a doctorate in insolvency and tax law and is a lecturer at the Augsburg University of Applied Sciences. He regularly holds lectures and in-house trainings on VAT topics and is the author of numerous publications.

Fernando is the Director of Spanish VAT Services, an independent Spanish VAT advisory firm. He is President of the Madrid VAT Forum Foundation and of the board of the International VAT Association. He has served on the EU Commission´s VAT Forum for the period 2018-2022 and he is currently a member of its VAT Expert Group.

Tomasz is author of commentary to the VAT Act (16 editions) as well as numerous publications in Polish and international professional magazines. Representing MDDP in the works of the VAT Expert Group set up by the European Commission. Member of the board of the Centre of Tax Documentation and Studies Foundation (founded by University of Łódź and IBFD). Considered a leading VAT expert in Poland by the Chamber's Global, International Tax Review, Rzeczpospolita and others. In 2021 received the the ITR EMEA Indirect Tax Practice Leader of the year’ award.

Markus advises both corporate groups and medium sized businesses regarding all national and international VAT matters. His special focus areas are automotive and electronic business, crypto token and blockchain-based business models, educational and event-related services, and M&A. Markus offers valuable support in introducing and implementing tax compliance management systems, advises clients with respect to German and international VAT compliance and, when required, represents clients in legal proceedings, including appeals. Markus supports companies in digitizing their VAT compliance using KMLZ ITS GmbH’s tools and advises on the introduction of ERP/SAP systems. Markus holds a doctorate in VAT law. He regularly lectures at tax advisor associations and is the author of numerous publications. As an “advisor’s advisor” he provides VAT advice to accountants, tax advisors and lawyers. In addition, he is a member of various VAT working groups.

Matthias advises both corporate groups and medium sized businesses on all national and international VAT matters. His special focus area is e-commerce, online gambling, e-mobility and the travel sector. Matthias offers valuable support in introducing and implementing tax compliance management systems, advises our clients with respect to German VAT compliance and, when required, represents clients in appeal and legal proceedings.Matthias holds a doctorate in VAT law and regularly lectures at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich. He also regularly holds lectures and leads in-house VAT trainings and is the author of numerous publications.

Christian advises our clients on all aspects of national and international VAT issues and specializes in customs and excise duty matters. His particular focus is import VAT related issues and the optimization of cross-border supply chains and processing schemes. He also accompanies external audits and represents our clients in dealings with the tax authorities and before the tax courts. Christian has extensive experience in conducting SAP VAT audits and customs reviews.

His clients range from individuals to international groups. Prior to joining KMLZ, Christian spent several years working in the VAT department of a large tax consultancy firm. He regularly lectures on VAT and customs related topics, as well as publishing comments, articles and annotations in these areas.

Andrea is the Head of Tax (Direct & Indirect Tax) at Panasonic Industry Europe GmbH, based in Hamburg, Germany. She is an experienced in-house VAT professional and leads the VAT and direct tax expert team which deals with EU and non-EU tax issues. Andrea established the first tax department inside the Panasonic group, worldwide. Andrea has extensive experience in merger & demerger group activities. She previously worked, for several years, at Deloitte in the International AT Department in Düsseldorf and prior to that operated her own business in Berlin (as an executive consultant).

Justyna is an Indirect Tax professional with 15 years of practical experience in IT, petroleum and tobacco industries. Over those years, Justyna participated in various projects like: VAT package implementation, preparing businesses for VAT introduction in UAE, setting up a new ERP system for multinational company or dealing with VAT implications deriving from the companies merger.

After successful implementation of VAT quick fixes and several CTC requirements across Europe, currently owning VAT advisory role in Bolt - the first European mobility super-app.

Stijn is a partner at Tiberghien. As the head of the VAT, customs and excises department, Stijn is a key figure within the Tiberghien tax practice.

The department handles a diverse range of VAT related issues. Because of this, Stijn also developed an extensive experience in real estate, finance, the public and non-profit sector, logistics and international trade. He specializes, amongst other practice areas, in specific VAT issues for the public sector, real estate projects, public-private partnerships, import/export transactions, financial services, VAT audit and litigation.

Stijn works both on a national and an international level and represents Tiberghien in various international VAT network groups.

He is the author of various articles on VAT in tax newsletters. He is responsible for updating the Tiberghien tax manual for indirect taxes. He is also a regular speaker at internal and external tax seminars.

Chain transactions: Latest developments, pitfalls & non-harmonized cases

An expert-level session on the VAT and customs treatment of chain transactions, focusing on EU developments, CJEU case law and unresolved areas such as import-related scenarios. Gain practical insights into risk areas (i.e. documentary proof) and the challenges arising from divergent national approaches.

The session will also highlight inconsistencies across Member States and their impact on structuring cross-border supply chains. Practical examples will demonstrate how to mitigate compliance risks and avoid unintended VAT exposures in complex transaction flows.

Platforms: VAT obligations in deemed reseller models

In recent years, there has been a continuing trend towards shifting VAT liability to platforms to close the VAT gap in e-commerce. VAT obligations are increasingly being passed on to the platforms. This applies to both goods and services supplied via platforms. Moreover, the ViDA package extends the existing deemed reseller models. So, what does this mean for platforms and sellers? We examine the VAT regulations from both an EU and a Swiss perspective with a focus on supplies of goods. The session will highlight the differences and similarities between the EU and Switzerland. The trainers will provide relevant practical examples and highlight the complexity for both the platform and the seller.

Sales promotions and vouchers

Sales promotion structures are used across both traditional industries and modern, particularly digital, business models. Their forms are as diverse as the VAT questions they raise. This workshop examines common types of sales promotion structures, such as discount campaigns, loyalty programmes and vouchers, and analyses the resulting VAT implications for the parties involved. In addition to addressing the special rules for vouchers introduced in 2019, the session places particular emphasis on distinguishing the VAT Directive’s definition of vouchers from other mechanisms, such as mere rebate or discount arrangements. The analysis takes into account relevant guidance and recent case law of the ECJ, highlighting typical classification issues and areas of VAT risk in practice.

One transaction, three perspectives: The triangle of TP, VAT, and customs in sync

A single cross border transaction can trigger three fundamentally different tax analyses: transfer pricing, VAT, and customs valuation. While each framework has its own objectives and methodology, inconsistencies between them can lead to significant financial exposure, audit disputes, and double taxation.

This workshop explores how these three perspectives interact in practice and where misalignments most commonly arise. Through practical examples, it will highlight the challenges of aligning arm’s length pricing with customs value and VAT treatment, especially in complex supply chains and intra group transactions.

Participants will gain insights into how to achieve greater consistency across TP policies, VAT positioning, and customs declarations: while still respecting the specific requirements of each framework. The session will also address the legal amendments of the three pillars: transfer pricing, VAT and customs in the sense of cross-border transactions, including their audit trends and how tax and customs authorities increasingly scrutinize discrepancies between these areas.

Cases of the European Courts

Every week the Court of Justice of the EU and the General Court produce new case law, which may impact your business. In these two sessions we will be discussing the ‘last’ VAT cases of the CJEU and the first cases of the General Court, several new and pending cases, which need to be taken into account in your day-to-day practice.

Part 1: The European Court of Justice has produced for years important decisions in VAT impacting your business. In this session we will be discussing some of the latest cases of the European Court of Justice which need to be taken into account in your day-to-day practice.

Part 2: In this second session we will focus on the first cases of the General Court of Justice. Has the General Court continued the views of the CJEU or did it change in a certain way the explanation of articles of the Directive. Join us in the discussion about the the right to deduct VAT and the first review pending by the CJEU of one of the General Court’s rulings about the right to deduct VAT.

Tax Compliance Management Systems / Continuous Tax Controls

Tax Compliance Management Systems and Continuous Tax Controls are becoming essential for tax departments when dealing with VAT in a structured and reliable way. This workshop explains why clear responsibilities, well‑defined processes and a sensible level of automation help organizations keep control over VAT risks in everyday business. We discuss how greater transparency in processes makes it easier to understand where risks may arise and how they can be addressed. The aim is to provide clear guidance on tax control frameworks and to show how companies can achieve better oversight of their VAT position. The workshop also highlights that, in some countries, effective control systems can contribute to protecting those responsible from criminal law consequences.

Toll manufacturing

Toll manufacturing is widely used across various industries, but given recent global supply chain disruptions and rising customs burdens, its cross-border application within Europe and between Europe and third-countries is becoming even more critical. From a VAT perspective, toll manufacturing is not defined in the VAT Directive nor are any special rules applicable, thus Member States and their tax administrations have developed their own interpretations and understanding. In certain situations VAT may be lost (notably on imports) or applied inconsistently between Member States. During our workshop we aim to explore these evolving VAT complexities, compliance requirements and available solutions. This session will cover essential rules for international processing, and how to avoid common tax pitfalls. Join us to sharpen your expertise and discuss practical case studies with experienced workshop leaders and participants.

E-invoicing in Belgium / France / Germany / Poland – practical challenges

National e invoicing obligations are becoming reality in Belgium, France, Germany and Poland, as these countries have either recently introduced new rules or are in the midst of implementation. This workshop examines the practical consequences of these developments in a fragmented European e‑invoicing landscape. Rather than focusing on theory, we address real‑life challenges arising in implementation projects and ongoing compliance. We will explore country‑specific features, typical pitfalls and best‑practice approaches from a business perspective. Participants will gain a clear understanding of what tax departments need to consider and prepare for when accompanying e‑invoicing implementations in their organisations.

The evolution of VAT reporting in CEE: From real time invoicing to digital reporting – and its effects on VAT compliance and advisory

Central and Eastern Europe have become a testing ground for the rapid evolution of VAT reporting: from traditional reporting obligations to real time invoicing and increasingly sophisticated digital reporting ecosystems. This shift is fundamentally transforming how businesses manage VAT compliance and how advisors support their clients. Entering the age of VIDA (“VAT in the Digital Age”) such transformation will spread across the entire EU.

This workshop provides a comprehensive overview of the evolution of VAT digitalization across the CEE region, examining how real time invoice reporting, clearance models, and data driven tax administration are reshaping compliance expectations. We also go into implementation preparations of the VIDA e-invoicing and DRR rules. Beyond regulatory developments, the session will focus on the practical implications for businesses, including process redesign, system integration, and risk management.

Special attention will be given to how these changes are redefining the role of tax functions and advisors: the move from reactive compliance to proactive data driven advisory. The session will also explore how regional developments align with broader EU initiatives, such as the further proposals of the VAT Expert Group.

Fiscal representation for VAT in the Netherlands, Belgium and France

Member States may allow non-established entities to appoint a tax representative for VAT as the person liable for payment of the tax (voluntary representation). For some transactions such as trade by non-established entities in excise products and VAT warehouses the appointment may be compulsory. Appointing a tax representative for VAT purposes does have advantages but may also have some adverse consequences for the tax representative and the foreign entity. This workshop will take a closer look at the specific conditions applicable and the differences between the above three Member States. The Netherlands may have applied a wrong approach to fiscal representation for decades and we’ll discuss the consequences. France has updated the conditions to be accredited as fiscal representative, clarified respective obligations of the various regimes and created a new type to facilitate importations when the importer is not the owner of the goods. After this session you will understand which country has the strictest or favorable rules regarding fiscal representation.

Electronically supplied services: Definition, scope and digital platforms

We discuss the current VAT regulations for electronically supplied services – from definitions and scope to the specific considerations for platforms and modern business models (e.g., virtual goods, online game skins). Electronically supplied services have long been a growing market, with new offerings constantly emerging. However, there are still many pitfalls when it comes to VAT. A key aspect is determining the place of supply in B2C-cases. In practice, the question often arises as to whether there is human intervention that precludes an electronically supplied service. The session highlights practical cases and recent court rulings in an accessible manner.

AI and VAT: Developments, risks and opportunities

In this session, our experts will discuss the growing influence of artificial intelligence on the VAT framework. The discussion will address both the opportunities and the challenges AI creates from the perspectives of tax advisers and businesses. Participants will gain practical insights into how AI can streamline and strengthen compliance processes, while also giving rise to new regulatory and operational considerations. Real‑world examples will illustrate the tangible impact of AI‑driven innovation in the VAT area.

E-commerce: When OSS reached its limits - growing complexity with corrections and VAT registrations

The workshop addresses the growing complexity of EU VAT compliance in eCommerce once the OSS scheme reaches its practical limits. It focuses on typical correction scenarios, increased reporting requirements, and cases where additional VAT registrations become unavoidable. The session highlights practical challenges and approaches for managing these issues effectively.

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6th International VAT Expert Academy [IVEA]