Jacek, Sylvia and Rob close out 2019 with a reflective episode covering Brexit expectations and other European country-level tax developments; VAT quick fixes, SAF-T (Standard Audit File for Tax), digitisation, centralised reporting and the ongoing focus on closing the VAT gap.

Tune in to find out what tax challenges businesses operating in Europe may face in the new year … and why the discussion turns to bikinis and pigs in blankets.

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Short on time? Skip ahead:

00:01 Intro

02:03 Brexit is now definitely happening - what does this mean for businesses?

05:14 Sylvia’s thoughts on a ‘messy’ tax year

08:26 Spotlight on e-commerce tax compliance and closing the VAT gap

13:20 SAF-T and the looming digitisation wave

14:31 Is the tax reporting process set to reverse? Will it make compliance easier?

17:50 Dreams of a single VAT return – is SAF-T the next best thing?

26:43 Getting into the festive spirit

29:26 Closing comments

CREDITS

Your hosts are Jacek Szufan, Sylvia Petkova and Rob Hutchinson

Producer: Carlie Bonavia

Theme music: Roulette Wheel by JAM Studio, purchased from Shutterstock Music.

Value Added Talk is a production of TMF Group.