The authorities and the IVA : working for you

One of the core objectives of the IVA is :

“To make representations to governmental authorities, paying agencies or the Commission or other appropriate person or body, on the operation of VAT Law and practice”
“To handle issues with VAT Authorities which are of interest/concern of the wider membership”
“To represent all the membership and not one section of the membership”

Extract from IVA Articles of association.

The IVA has been nominated as business member of the EU VAT Forum for the period 2015-2018, represented by Mr. Emmanuel Cotessat and Mr. Mike Molony. A Scientific Committee was formed in March 2015 in order to support the work of the IVA in the EU VAT Forum 2015 – 2018. The group would meet 'virtually'. Emmanuel Cotessat and Mike Molony would coordinate this group so that at the Forum meetings they represents the views of all of the Association’s members.

List with the members of the Scientific Committee

Key benefits for the Members of IVA

One remains anonymous while having one’s important issues deal with the authorities
There are clear cost benfits of using the IVA
Shared Knowledge of the wider IVA membership
Group Feedback – not alone
Speedier results
Far higher chance of achieving your goals

For complete transparency the IVA is registered and maintains its registration as a registered organisation with the European Commission from 2010.

Latest results from IVA work with the Tax Authorities

Latest news for IVA Board activities

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News from the Board

IVA Meeting with the Portuguese Tax Authorities

The International VAT Association (IVA), represented by its President, Stephen Dale, and Board Member, Fátima Gouveia, met with the representatives of the Portuguese Secretary of State for Tax Affairs and of the Portuguese VAT Authority on the 9th of July 2019, in Lisbon. The IVA thanked the authorities for meeting with us at short notice.

News from IVA members

UK - Brexit

The transition period after Brexit comes to an end this year and even if a trade deal is agreed, there will be a host of changes to the current VAT regime that businesses will need to consider. Here, we highlight the key VAT issues that will impact businesses trading between the EU and the UK...

News from EC

News from the EU – from Accountancy Europe

On 29 September, the Commission published a roadmap on its planned initiative to turn the VAT Committee into a ‘comitology committee’ – enabling the Commission to adopt implementing rules on certain well-defined aspects of VAT, if the VAT Committee approves...

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