Fiscalis Conference on “VAT in Digital Age” on Dec 6, 2019 – Speakers presentations made public

The European Commission’s Directorate General for Taxation and Customs (DG TAXUD) organized on 6 December 2019 an event on “VAT in the Digital Age” in Brussels, Belgium. The speakers presentation have now been made available.

Source European Commission

Speakers presentations

• Technology and Taxation, setting the scene– Professor Dr. Peter Fettke, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence
• Blockchain and VAT: the impact of blockchain on VAT legislation– Prof. mr. dr. Madeleine Merkx, Erasmus University of Rotterdam
• No revolution of VAT but smart technological evolution – Brigitte Bijl, Ministry of Finance, Netherlands and Sascha Jafari, Summitto
• VAT and Blockchain – Aleksandra Bal, Vertex
• Digitalising VAT – Estonia – Maksim Baranov, Tax and Customs board, Estonia
• VAT in the Digital Age. Digitalisation and VAT reporting – Francisco Fernández Monge, Permanent Representation of Spain to the EU
• VAT in the Digital Age – E-invoicing in Italy – Maria Delia Ruggiero, Ministry of Finance, Italy
• VAT in the Digital Age: The business perspective – Alfredo Espada, EMEIA Associate Director on Indirect Tax and Tax Technology, AstraZeneca
• A common risk analysis at EU level… to see beyond the borders – Caroline Edery, Head of Unit, DG Taxation and Customs Union;
• Developing a risk analysis capacity at EU level – PSP data – Raita Melasniemi, Finnish Tax Administration

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