Registration Time: 13:15
Sessions Time: 13:30 - 16:45  including a 15-minute break
Speaker: Mr Saviour Bezzina
Venue:   Online Webinar

Participation Fees 
MIA Members: €40.00
Non-MIA Members: €75.00
Retired Members: €20.00
Students: €30.00

*Group bookings for 3 or more participants available.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Insurance and other financial services are two thriving sectors of the Maltese economy which give rise to numerous transactions carried out by Maltese and foreign entities involved in these sectors. Such transactions trigger Maltese VAT implications including registration, compliance, chargeability, filing and other implications. Hence it is of utmost importance that one is aware of any Maltese VAT implications arising from such transactions to take the appropriate actions in a timely and correct manner. Failure to do so might prove to be costly resulting in potential incorrect pricing, under/over declaration of output/input VAT, late registrations/invoicing/filing and other implications.
The objective of the session is to identify the main provisions in the Maltese VAT Act Cap.406 of the Laws of Malta and the EU VAT Directive 2006/112/EC applicable to these sectors and discuss the correct way such provisions are to interpreted from a Maltese VAT perspective. To do so, apart from the respective legislations, reference will also be made to relevant CJEU Cases, VAT Department Guidelines, Council Implementing Regulations, and other relevant literature.

SPECIFIC TOPICS TO BE COVERED DURING THE SESSION

• Background Information (inc. Transaction types: Domestic vs Cross Border Transactions)

• Taxable Person (inc. funds, holding companies, directorships,)

• Goods or Services (inc. disbursements/recharge of costs)

• Place of supply (inc. B2B vs B2C, Exceptions vs General Rules)

• VAT Exemptions (inc. conditions to be satisfied)

• VAT Chargeability (inc. Reverse Charge Mechanism)

• Right of Refund

• VAT Registration Obligations (Arts 10, 11, 12 and VAT Grouping)

Why is the session of relevance to our members?

Attendance is encouraged for participants to understand when VAT is due to be charged or not due to the applicability of particular VAT Exemptions (hence avoiding charging/self-charging VAT when there is an opportunity not to) and at the same time making sure that VAT Exemptions are not interpreted and applied incorrectly as it might prove to be costly. More importantly, the session will explain the theoretical basis and the respective practical implementation of the VAT treatment to be applied for such services enabling the participants to understand which are those factors/provisions which determine the VAT treatment any why. As always, active participation and questions from participants are encouraged and will be tackled and answered during the session itself making the session more useful and relevant for all those attending.
Target Audience

This course is ideal both for experienced personnel (directors, accountants, lawyers, financial professionals, accounting students, financial staff) who have been working in the sectors for a number of months/years (who may need to brush up their technical knowledge or fill in certain gaps and clarify certain issues relating to certain transactions) as well as newcomers in the respective sectors (who have an opportunity to get a very good theoretical and practical understanding of the main applicable VAT concepts) .

Speaker's Profile

Saviour is the director responsible for indirect tax matters at the EY Malta office and forms part of EY’s Global Indirect Tax Network as a local knowledge contact.  He joined EY in July 2006 after obtaining the Bachelor of Accountancy (Hons.) from the University of Malta. He is a member of the Malta Institute of Accountants, holds a Diploma in VAT compliance, lectures regularly on VAT and indirect tax matters and is a member of the MIA, MIT and IFSP Indirect Taxation Committees. Saviour was awarded the 2007 MIA prize as the best student who graduated in the Bachelor of Accountancy (Hons) Degree Course Group 2004/2006.

EVeNT CPE COMPETENCies

3  Core

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