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Mazars International VAT & Customs Group consists of experienced VAT-specialists, based in the Mazars offices all over Europe.

Value Added Tax, or VAT, is a tax charged on most business-to-business and business-to-consumer transactions in all the countries of the European Union and in a growing number of other countries. The laws establishing the VAT are national laws. In the EU the national laws are framed within certain parameters specified by the EU in Council Directive 2006/112 on the common system of value added tax.

The complexity of the VAT legislation is a growing concern for businesses. Management of VAT and other indirect taxes is a key issue, especially for companies involved in international trade.

Our specialists help you to maximize savings in finding an optimal VAT position for current or planned business activities. They can assist you with VAT planning and compliance, VAT scans and with local and international advice.

Our services include among others :

  • Current consulting - the interpretation of regulations and the impact analysis of particular events in the context of regulations concerning VAT, informing about new or projected changes in fiscal regulations;
  • Tax planning and optimizing fiscal obligations - shaping transactions in order to optimize savings from taxes;
  • Assistance in assessing the impact of international transactions on VAT;
  • Assistance in formal issues related to VAT - registration, VAT registers and VAT declarations, VAT return for foreign entities;
  • Verification of VAT reporting correctness - fiscal reviews, due diligence reviews;
  • Consulting in the field of excise and duty tax.

Related Publication

VAT brochure

31 July 2009

Why VAT matters to your business? Any business buying, selling, investing or employing staff in one or more countries is confronted with indirect taxes, such as VAT (Value Added Tax). VAT is a tax charged on most business-to-business and business-to-consumer transactions throughout the EU (European Union) and in a growing number of other countries. In the Member States of the EU national VAT laws are based on Community legislation.

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