Insights Overview

As part of our ongoing series of information updates regarding EU VAT legislative changes that came into effect on 1st January 2010, this special edition of our VATtrends publication is dedicated to providing you with an update on the new electronic procedure for cross-border VAT recovery within the EU – the “Refund Directive”.
 

Please download the document from the link below.

Please download the document from the link below.

Presents the views of in-house VAT and finance professionals from over 200 multinational companies.

This live and interactive webinar investigates the emerging trend for organizations to outsource the management of Sales and Use Tax compliance.

In today's economic environment, states and local jurisdictions are becoming increasingly aggressive and unforgiving with regards to sales tax obligations. At the same time, tax departments are being strained with limited resources to meet these challenges. It has been well reported that many organizations have taken the steps to outsource the compliance function to increase cost efficiencies and streamline reporting. The purpose of this webinar is to examine the reasons behind this trend and demonstrate the benefits to be achieved.

Plants Abroad in SAP: Customising, transactions and reporting
Effective VAT management for your foreign stockpoints

Date: Thursday July 1st, 2010
Time: 10:30am GDT-11:30am CDT (Paris)
Duration: 60 minutes

This live and interactive 60 minute webcast will focus on the correct use of the 'Plants Abroad' functionality in SAP. The Plants Abroad functionality has been designed by SAP for organisations that have warehouses or distribution centers in other EU countries. The functionality enables easier reporting with regards to VAT and Intrastat declarations enabling VAT and Instrastat postings for intra-company, cross border stock transfers.

During this webinar, we will be investigating the key issues associated with enabling this SAP feature and address some of the known and unknown risks with using the functionality. To make this interactive, we will also encourage participants to ask our experts live questions and share their experiences.

Key issues to be discussed:
1) Activating Plants Abroad in SAP

- Why?
- What does it do?

2) Cross border - Intra Company stock transfers

- VAT and Intrastat requirements
- Tax codes

3) Interface between Sales + Distribution and Finance

4) Sales process from a Plant Abroad

5) VAT return report and EC Sales list

- Selections
- Currencies

Take part in a live Q & A and hear from industry experts

Featured Speakers:

Roger Lindelauf, ERP VAT Consulting Lead, Meridian International VAT Consulting

Ryan Ostilly, Commercial Director - Meridian International VAT Consulting

The New EU VAT Legislation - Theory and Business Reality - A practical perspective on the new European VAT Rules addressing complex implementation issues


This presentation took place on February 25, 2010 at 10:30 AM Greenwich Mean Time.

This live and interactive 60 minute webcast focused on the practical implementation issues arising for UK and EU businesses selling and receiving services across borders. We looked at how companies are coping with the new rules and what challenges they are presented with. We demonstrated how these challenges can be addressed and how other businesses have dealt with certain implementation issues. Participants were given the opportunity to ask questions and obtain a practical insight into the new rules in order to understand how to minimise risk and maximise VAT compliance.

Discussion points:

• What has changed at EU Level?
• Where are the Member States in implementing the changes?
• What has changed in the UK?
• Practical implementation issues
• Case study
• Managing Risk
• Q&A

Featured speaker:

Jenny Nittmann
Senior Manager – Meridian International VAT Consulting

Jenny Nittmann is a Senior Manager with Meridian International VAT Consulting based in London. As a specialist in international VAT, Jenny has worked with some of the largest companies in the world, helping them to understand the VAT treatment of their cross-border transactions and to comply with their obligations throughout the 27 EU Member States and beyond. Over the course of the last year, she has advised numerous businesses on the implications of the 2010 VAT changes, providing them with practical assistance ranging from reviewing the VAT configuration of their accounting software to training their commercial, finance and accounting people to be able to deal with the new rules on a day-to-day basis. A regular contributor to professional publications, Jenny has also had articles on the 2010 VAT changes published in journals including the IBFD's International VAT Monitor.

Moderator:

Frank Haskew
Head of ICAEW Tax Faculty

Follow this link to view the recorded webinar: The New EU VAT Legislation

Related event: VAT Masterclass - Aligning VAT in SAP, May 6th 2010 London. Download conference brochure:  VAT in SAP Masterclass Brochure 

Access expert knowledge to address complex implementation issuesWith the combined international VAT experience of our consulting and ERP systems experts, Meridian Global Services can deliver a practical and business-driven solution to your 2010 VAT Package challenge. Our team of international VAT consultants can assist you and your staff to get ready.

In our November 5th webinar we focused on the key issues affecting businesses preparing for the change.
Clarifying known interpretation variations across jurisdictions while resolving any preparation or implementation uncertainties you may be experiencing.

Topics covered include:

• Known implementation issues-how to approach and resolve
• Country variations
• Manage the risk of non-compliance
  • Key ERP issues
  • Process flows
  • New reporting requirements
  • Staff awareness and training

Click to view the English Recorded Webinar.

This webinar was conducted in German on 12 November 2009.

Webinar zum Ort der Dienstleitung 2010 / Teil 2 – kostenloses Webinar am 12. November 2009 (10.00 Uhr GMT)(11.00 Uhr BMT+1)

Klicken Sie hier für das aufgezeichnete Webinar auf Deutsch.

This webinar was conducted in French on 12 November 2009.

Conférence Internet sur le « Paquet TVA » concernant le lieu des prestations de services applicable à compter du 1er janvier 2010.

Cliquez pour voir l'enregistrement de la conférence en français

How well does your company keep track of employees' expenses? Without an effective internal process for auditing employees' expenses, your company could be at risk of failing to comply with, and at risk of incurring financial penalties from, external regulatory agencies.

Reliance on technology alone is not enough to shield your company from these risks. During this webcast, you will learn about best practices with managing employees' expenses that can reduce risks of regulatory noncompliance, free up cash flow and add to your company's bottom line.

To view the webcast that took place on October 6th 2009 please follow the link.

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What is changing and how will it work? A practical insight.