IBFD Training: Navigating VAT & Beyond: Global Trends and Challenges
The VAT landscape is undergoing significant changes worldwide, driven by an evolving digital economy, new legislative frameworks, interconnected areas (e.g. customs, transfer pricing) and being up to date about these changes is crucial for businesses, but also for tax authorities and everyone interested in the VAT field. This masterclass is intended to examine the main VAT trends, the challenges lying ahead and the opportunities that come with them. It aims to explain how all seems to be intertwined in the current VAT world, by using examples, case studies and group discussions based on real-life scenarios.
| Date | 1 – 3 December 2025 |
| Venue | Near IBFD headquarters, Amsterdam ( exact details to be confirmed soon) |
| Location | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Early bird discount | Early Bird 10% until 1 November 2025 |
Topics Covered
- Real time reporting and e-invoicing
- Use of technology & information in VAT audits
- VAT (compliance) risks in digital trade
- Case study: e-invoicing and digital reporting trends
- VAT/GST aspects on digital (virtual) assets transactions (blockchain technology, smart contracts, classification of digital assets, Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs)
- Metaverse and Web3, implications for taxation
- Case study: VAT/GST aspects on digital (virtual) assets transactions
- Platform economy and collection of VAT
- Increasing liability of digital platforms in the collection of VAT
- Record-keeping obligation for digital platforms
Payment service providers (Reporting of payment and transmission of data) - Case study: platform economy and collection of VAT
Understanding the vital link between VAT/GST and Transfer Pricing and the events triggering indirect tax issues - Types of transfer pricing adjustments
- Recent case law on transfer pricing and VAT issues
Case study: worldwide approaches on the VAT/GST treatment of TP adjustments - The intersection between VAT/GST and customs on international transactions
- Case study: intersection between VAT and customs
- Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), sectors targeted and its impact inside and outside Europe
- Decarbonization of global value chains and building supply chain resilience
- Cross-border VAT dispute resolution
Learning Objectives
After this masterclass, the participants will be able to:
- After this Masterclass, the participants will be able to
- Navigate through the global VAT trends and challenges to understand how they are all interlinked
- Learn at an advanced level with case studies relevant VAT issues from their daily practice.
- Assess the impact of new rules that affect the biggest areas in VAT
- Understand what are the global VAT trends in international transactions
Instructors
- Fabiola Annacondia, IBFD, the Netherlands
- Laura Alarcón Diaz, IBFD, the Netherlands
- Ravi Chatlani, IBFD, the Netherlands
- Sharvari Kale, IBFD, the Netherlands
Other instructors to be confirmed
Field of study
Taxes
Who should attend
The course is suitable for VAT advisers, government officials, in-house tax counsels, and general tax practitioners, including lawyers and accountants.
Course Level and Prerequisites
This is an advanced course. Participants taking this course will be expected to have a good understanding, knowledge and experience with a VAT system. Those who do not meet this requirement are recommended to follow IBFD’s online Fundamentals on VAT prior to joining this course and/or the online VAT/GST Advanced Certificate.
Continuing Professional Education (CPE)
International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD) is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have the final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National. Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org. Recommended NASBA CPE credits for this course are: 23
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Venue
Near IBFD Headquarters, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Organizer
Established in 1938, the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD) is the world’s foremost authority on cross-border taxation, the home of international taxation. IBFD is a unique centre of expertise offering high-quality information and education on International Tax.
IBFD’s powerful research platform allows tax practitioners around the world to access this valuable content, on which they can rely to do their work faster and more effectively. IBFD is the pre-eminent independent (non-profit) foundation with the ultimate goal to promote and disseminate the understanding of cross-border taxation at the highest level.
