In this series, International Knowledge Lead for Indirect Tax Aloïs Charpenet, along with VAT and Indirect Tax specialists from our International Tax Group explore the critical VAT, Customs, and Environmental tax aspects of supply chains.
In the final episode, Aloïs, Nils and Sophie address the measures implemented to ensure VAT is collected effectively and the risks associated with non-compliance. In particular, they will analyse how tax authorities are combating VAT fraud, measures on the digital economy and VAT reporting obligations in the EU and GCC.
In the fifth episode, Aloïs, Anastasia and Maria Theresa examine the intricate relationship between global trade and the efforts to mitigate its environmental impact. In particular, they will review the measures when importing goods, identify the goods impacted by CBAM and environmental regulations for consideration.
In the fourth episode, Aloïs, Chris, Sophie and Annemieke review the simplification measures and the future of cross-border trade deals. In particular, they will analyse the customs warehousing regimes, simplifications available for goods in free circulation, call of stock simplifications and the pipeline of future VAT and multiple indirect taxes.
In the third episode, Aloïs, Alberto and Nils explore the practicalities of recovering input VAT paid abroad. In particular, they will examine the common issues seen in the EU and GCC and the practical solutions to overcome these.
In the second episode, Aloïs, Shan, Pranay and Annemieke address the issues surrounding customs and import duties and explore the solutions to overcome these. In particular, they will look at the perspective from the EU, UK and China.
In the first episode, Aloïs, Pranay, and Jesse discuss the significance of indirect taxes when considering the supply chain design. In particular, they will cover the trends in supply chain structuring, what must be taken into account to optimise the supply chain from an indirect tax perspective and highlight potential issues for consideration.