VAT and International Trade – Undiscovered Issues Related to Intra-Community Chain Transactions

Discover the overlooked VAT consequences of chain transactions that go beyond mere acquaintance with the VAT rules on intra-Community trade and which do not originate from the EU VAT provisions directly, as they are derived from the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) case law and practice.

Become aware of the main challenges occurring when structuring chain transactions within the European Union:

• triggering multiple VAT liabilities
• no deduction of the acquisition VAT in Member State of identification
• non-deductible VAT on domestic purchases of goods that were erroneously qualified as such instead of as intra-Community zero-rated transactions
• mistakenly applying a zero rate on transactions that are domestic supplies

After following this webinar, participants will be able to:

• identify which transactions of a chain of transactions can benefit from a zero rate
• interpret and define the scope of the requirements and manage compliance with the tax administration
• prevent issues from the wrong classification of transactions, arising from communicating VAT identification numbers under certain circumstances to vendors or other companies within the same group
• define a VAT framework for structuring chain transactions that is adapted to the specific needs of each company by following a checklist that will be provided at the end of the session

The webinar is suitable for all tax professionals, including accountants, in-house tax personnel (e.g. directors or managers), lawyers, advisers, policymakers and government officials who deal with cross-border transactions, structures or cases and wish to understand the risks, challenges and controversies related to international trade and VAT. 

This webinar may also be considered essential for individuals preparing for CIOT ADIT Module 3.02 – EU VAT option, though it is not specifically designed for the ADIT. More information about this qualification can be found on the CIOT ADIT website.

This is an upper intermediate-level webinar. Participants in this webinar are expected to be familiar with the key concepts of EU VAT.  

• Francisco Javier Sánchez Gallardo
• Gorka Echevarria
• Fabiola Annacondia

On-demand webinars are intended for individual self-study only. Unlike live webinars, they are not open to interactive participation nor do they offer the assistance of a real-time instructor. Access to on-demand webinars is granted for a period of 12 months from the date of registration and/or live broadcast.

If you have any questions about following the webinar, technical requirements, or payments and cancellations, please consult our FAQ.

Many accrediting organizations will grant continuing professional education (CPE) credit(s) for an IBFD audio-visual broadcast. It is advisable, however, that you check with your accrediting body as to whether this applies only to live webinars or to on-demand webinars as well.

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• Field of study: Taxes
• Recording date: 15 March 2022

Group Participation

If you are an enterprise and would like to register a group of more than 5 participants from your company, please email us at info@ibfd.org for more details.