Mazars Global tax webinars June 2021

The tax landscape is constantly changing, as new complex regulations are being adopted and often subject to modifications. These rapid and on going changes put pressure on business leaders, who need to keep updated to remain compliant.

How should businesses navigate this changing environment? We invite you to join our webinars dedicated to the key tax issues at the moment. From M&A tax in the Central Eastern Europe to dispute procedures, from transfer pricing to VAT, our global experts weigh up the most pressing matters for the year ahead.

Read below more details about each webinar and we invite you to register.

Untangling the EU VAT e-commerce package: prepare your strategy now

  • Date: 10 June
  • Time: 16:00 – 18:00 CET

The e-commerce sector has been growing rapidly in the last few years, entirely changing the way business is transacted. This growth comes with new rules and regulations, including the new VAT rules for online cross-border sales of goods and services. Set to come into effect on 1 July 2021, these new rules have the purpose of strengthening the European internal market and ensure fair competition with non-European traders.

Join us for an interactive technical session, followed by a networking event on 10 June, and find out everything you need to know about the 2021 EU e-commerce VAT package.

 Agenda:

  • From Moss to OSS, Stephanie Stahl, tax manager at Mazars Germany and Michelle Stok, tax advisor at Mazars Netherlands
  • Supply Chain & Customs optimization, Eline Polak, Partner at Mazars Netherlands
  • Great Britain and Northern Ireland update & case studies, Juliet Bailey, Partner at Mazars UK
  • Opportunities and pitfalls in the new VAT landscape, Johan Östholm, Senior Manager at Mazars Sweden

Moderated by Birgit Juergensmann, Partner at Mazars Germany and Heather Weber, Indirect Tax Services Leader at MNP Canada

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Doing M&A in CEE: Tax traps and structuring opportunities

  • Date: 15 June
  • Time: 10:30 - 11:30 CET

Pursuing transactions in the fast-growing markets of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) present attractive prospects to investors However, it is important to understand that the acquisition and integration processes still respond to local tax specificities – even when the country in question is part of the European Union.

Mazars tax experts will guide you through the main M&A tax risks and opportunities in Hungary, Croatia, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Russia and Slovakia.

We will uncover how the main 'tax traps' that appear in due diligence processes are related to financial expenses deduction and the use of tax losses. These transactions can also benefit from local tax incentives that support investments and exist alongside tax exemptions.

Pursuing transactions in the fast-growing markets of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) present attractive prospects to investors However, it is important to understand that the acquisition and integration processes still respond to local tax specificities – even when the country in question is part of the European Union.

Mazars tax experts will guide you through the main M&A tax risks and opportunities in Hungary, Croatia, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Russia and Slovakia.

We will uncover how the main 'tax traps' that appear in due diligence processes are related to financial expenses deduction and the use of tax losses. These transactions can also benefit from local tax incentives that support investments and exist alongside tax exemptions.

Agenda:

  • Introduction/ overview           
  • Croatia: Paula Maric, tax supervisor
  • Czech Republic: Katerina Havlinova, tax manager
  • Hungary: Dániel H. Nagy, tax director
  • Poland: Michal Jarczewski, tax manager
  • Romania: Lucian Dumitru, tax director and Cristian Botezatu, tax manager
  • Russia: Anton Levdoskiy, tax manager
  • Slovakia: Martin Smatana, tax partner

Moderated by Adam Zohry, senior associate at Mazars Poland & Elena Aubree, partner, global M&A tax leader

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Transfer Pricing: business restructuring webinar

  • Date: 17 June
  • Time: 14:00 - 15:00 CET

Multinational companies restructuring is a frequent and hot topic closely followed by the OECD.

Due to Covid-19, multinational companies might have to adapt the way they do business and restructure their organisation, including their supply chain. Such reorganisation may involve the transfer of valuable intangible assets to other countries and, or lead to a change in the functional profile of certain entities. This can raise complex local taxation and transfer pricing issues.

Mazars’ Transfer Pricing experts will provide you with an overview of the regional/local applicable regulations and their practical recommendations in order to handle these reorganisations properly

Agenda:

  • Applicable regulations in Latin and North America, Asia Pacific, Europe and Africa
  • The potential court cases in Latin and North America, Asia Pacific, Europe and Africa
  • The practice of the Tax Authorities in Latin and North America, Asia Pacific, Europe and Africa

 Speakers:

  • Sahil Seth, Senior Manager at Mazars Singapore
  • Carlos Burgos, Partner at Mazars Mexico
  • Erin Alexander, Director at Mazars USA
  • Charl Hall, Senior Manager at Mazars South Africa
  • Matteo Musi, Partner at Mazars Italy

Moderated by: Gertrud Bergmann, Partner at Mazars Germany

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Mitigating the Risks of Double Taxation

  • Date: 24 June
  • Time: 10:00 - 11:30 CET

How ready are companies to face the increasing tax scrutiny that’s coming their way?

Join our webinar to discover the existing methods of mitigating the risks of double taxation including Advance Pricing Agreement (APA), Mutual Agreement Procedures (MAP) and the International Compliance Assurance Programme (ICAP).

Agenda:

  • Tax Clearance
  • International Compliance Assurance Programme (ICAP)
  • Advance Pricing Agreement (APA)
  • Joint Audit
  • EU dispute resolution
  • Mutual Agreement Procedures (MAP)

We are delighted to host two external speakers Martin O'Rourke, Delegated Competent Authority in UK's HMRC’s Transfer Pricing Team and Professor Robert Ullmann, Head of Tax Chair, University of Augsburg, who will share their authorities and scientific views on tax mitigation.

Mazars’ panelists:

  • Aude Delechat-Patel, Director at Mazars UK
  • Vesko Petkov, Partner at Mazars UK
  • Marcus von Goldacker, Partner at Mazars Germany
  • Florian Mengele, Director at Mazars Germany

In preparation for the webinar, we invite you to fill in the survey included in the registration form. Your answers will help us tailor the presentation based on your needs.

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DAC6 one year later: First observations and long-run implications webinar

  • Date:29 June
  • Time: 10:00 - 11:00 CET

Given the complexity of the DAC6 EU Directive and its diverse implementation within the EU, many companies have been and are still struggling.

In this webinar, our tax experts summarize their experiences with DAC6 and present case studies to explain the hallmarks, the Main-Benefit Test, and notable differences between jurisdictions.

Don't miss the opportunity to understand the importance and the long-run implications of the European directive.

Agenda:

  • Wrap up DAC6
  • General findings/opinion
  • Presentation first case study + challenges and findings
  • Presentation second case study + challenges and findings
  • Professional secrecy / Legal professional privilege and market impact
  • How to approach DAC6 – our solutions
  • What comes next?

Speakers:

  • Tobias Hagemann, Senior Manager at Mazars in Germany
  • David Chrétien, Avocat at Mazars Société d'Avocats France
  • Alain Verbeken, Partner at Mazars in Luxembourg

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Contact

Carmen Boz, Global tax PMO

Tax.Global@mazars.com