Recent meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.
Mission & Goals
AT Forum is an international partnership of indirect tax specialists and was founded in 1999 by Professor Prof. Patrick Wille, along with other independent VAT consultants and member companies. It consists of partners (highly experienced independent VAT consultants), and members (companies that trade across borders). The Forum organises activities and provides services for its members. It is a fact that VAT is becoming a major issue and a significant liability for those businesses that are active across borders in Europe; this is not only the case for multinational firms, but also for smaller companies that trade within Europe. For this reason, it is VAT Forum’s main aim to support the VAT compliance requirements of its members actively, by means of short and long-term training programmes, conferences, webinars, information dissemination, technical discussion groups, lobbying and networking.
EU Legislative Interests
VAT Directives (COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2006/112/EC) and COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 282/2011 of 15 March 2011
Communication Activities
Annual VAT Summit EU VAT Expert Degree
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Taksakta OOD Puehringer Tax Consulting GmbH D2T Services sa FURUKROKEN HOLDING AS Het BTW Advies Kantoor BV The Swedish VAT house AB THE VAT HOUSE Chelco VAT Ltd KMLZ RA Gmbh VATSQUARE Matheson LLP Momskonsulenten Aps UAB KJA Consulting PrimeTax AG OMNIVAT Consulting Osauhing Damerland The Swedish VAT House RFN Studio Portale Spanish VAT Services Estudio Tributario Canarias SLL SLAS Cordes et Partners PI.LU sa Lenos CS bv Taxacta OOD Zampa Partners
Organisation Members
Bekaert nv Yara Belgium SA Eneman Belgium Siphem europe sa DeKock DHK Tax & Legal Memasa bv TLI VAT Services Part G nbB SLRL Lighthouse LHLF 7 Star VAT Consulting LTD Kinanis LLC
Additional Information
most work is done on a voluntary basis
Connected Legislation
Reform of corporate taxation rules
Common Corporate Tax Base
Parent-Subsidiary taxation system (recast)
Taxation of parent companies and subsidiaries (codified)
Tax treatment of losses in cross-border situations
EU Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB)
The "Fiscalis" programme for cooperation in the field of taxation
General arrangements for excise duty (recast)
Scope of Art 143(b) and (c) of Directive 2006/112/EC
The raising of capital (recast version)
Temporary VAT rate provisions
Amendment: Low-value consignments declaration (Reg 2015/2446)
Amendment: Standard VAT rate (Directive 77/388/EEC)
VAT: Temporary generalised reverse charge mechanism
Amendment to Directive 2006/112/EC (+1 more) on the common system of value added tax and Directive 2008/118/EC concerning the general arrangements for excise duty
VAT: Optional reverse charge and Quick Reaction Mechanism against fraud
Directive 77/388/EC: New Member State accession
VAT refunds for taxable persons in other Member States
Computerised movement and surveillance of excise goods (recast)
Amendment: VAT reduced rates (Directive 77/388/EEC)
Technical measures for definitive EU VAT system (intra-EU trade)
Directive on detailed rules for the refund of value added tax
Amendment: VAT rules for distance sales of imported goods
Amendment: VAT on electronic services (Directive 77/388/EEC)
Recast of Directive 77/388/EEC on value added tax (repeal of Directive 77/388/EEC)
Amendment: VAT exemption certificate (Directive 2006/112/EC)
Fight against tax avoidance
Transparency, coordination and convergence of EU Corporate Tax policies
Corporate taxation package
Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT)
Taxation of interest and royalty payments between associated companies
Common taxation system for interest and royalty payments
The elimination of double taxation in connection with the adjustment of profits of associated enterprises
Decision on the Corporate Tax Package
Decision on the action plan for a fairer corporate tax system in the EU
Rules against tax avoidance affecting the internal market
Decision on the Fair Taxation package II and III
Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB)
Public tax transparency and Action Plan on VAT
Business Taxation
EU Double Taxation Dispute Resolution Mechanisms
Amendment: VAT minimum standard rate duration
Adoption of a broad-based Financial Transaction Tax
VAT: Transitional provisions for Austria and Portugal (Amendment: Directive 77/388/EEC)
VAT: Minimum standard rate obligation duration
VAT: Rules on the right to deduct (Amendment: Dir. 77/388/EEC)
Excisable products: computerised movement and surveillance
VAT charging and countering tax evasion and avoidance
Amendment: Excise duty product movement & monitoring (Directive 92/12/EEC)
Reduced VAT rates