This seminar will take place in London on 25th November - to book onto this presentation you should complete the booking process at the end of this page.

Another presentation of this seminar will take place on 9th November in Zug which is between Lucerne and Zurich in Switzerland - please click here to book a place on the presentation in Switzerland.

The seminar is for organisations which have a presence in more than one of the following member states of the European Union.

Austria | Belgium | Bulgaria | Cyprus | Czech Republic | Denmark | Estonia | Finland | France | Germany | Greece | Hungary | Ireland | Italy | Latvia | Lithuania | Luxembourg | Malta | Netherlands | Poland | Portugal | Romania | Slovakia | Slovenia | Spain | Sweden | United Kingdom

If your organisation operates only from the UK but has overseas suppliers and customers, you should attend The Essential Guide to UK VAT and International Trade.

The seminar will help people understand the system of VAT in Europe.  It clearly illustrates the procedures and controls to be implemented to comply with the requirements.

The seminar is presented by Peter Hughes who is an expert in European VAT. 

Each delegate receives over £200 worth of extra benefits free of charge

Each person attending this seminar will receive a free copy of the brand new book, The Authoritative and Complete Guide to VAT, worth £125, written by Peter Hughes who is a foremost expert in VAT.  Peter presents the seminar, along with Kevin Guy and Tony Wilson.  They also receive a free one-year subscription to The VAT Resource Centre worth £99.

The price to attend the seminar is £225 + VAT

The course answers the following questions

VAT Territory

• What is the European Community, and which countries belong to it?
• What are the principal EC VAT Harmonisation Directives?

Taxable persons

• What are the registration thresholds in the different EC countries?
• What is group registration?

Rates of VAT

• Which rates of VAT are EC countries allowed to apply? 
• What is the difference between zero-rating and exemption? 
• To which goods and services can reduced rates apply? 
• Which goods and services are exempt from VAT?

Input tax

• When can input tax be recovered? 
• What is partial exemption? 
• Can a person in one EC country reclaim input tax incurred in another country?
• Can a person not resident in the EC reclaim input tax incurred in the EC?

Returns and invoices

• What are the administrative obligations of taxable persons? 
• What information must be shown on a VAT Return?

Cross-border transactions in goods

• What is an EC sale?
• How is an EC sale treated by the supplier?
• How is an EC sale treated by the customer?
• What must a supplier who is installing/assembling goods on site do?
• How is consignment stock treated?
• What is a distance sale and how is it treated?
• What is a triangular transaction?
• What happens if triangulation is not adopted?
• What happens if triangulation is adopted?
• What are recapitulative statements?
• What is Intrastat?
• How are exports treated for VAT purposes?
• Is VAT payable on goods imported into the EC?
• Where is the place of supply for goods sold to travellers between EC countries?

Cross-border transactions in services

• Who is liable to pay the VAT on a supply of services? 
• Where is the place of supply of services? 
• Where is the place of supply for property services? 
• Where is the place of supply for intra-EC transport of goods? 
• Where is the place of supply for performers’ services? 
• Where is the place of supply for intellectual services? 
• Where is the place of supply for services provided by intermediaries?