8:30 - 12:00 Client Meetings (optional at client's request)
12:00 - 12:50 Welcome & Light Lunch
12:50 - 13:00 Introduction
13:00 - 13:40 Plenary
- The Future for Indirect Tax Teams
This session will look at the trends shaping the global indirect tax landscape and how indirect tax teams can adapt and evolve to meet these challenges. Adopting a holistic view, the session will consider areas including team structures and resourcing, embracing technology and managing and engaging with tax authorities.
13:45 - 14:30 Breakout A:
- Global Indirect Tax Risk: How to manage this in an evolving landscape
Gain valuable insights into the diverse challenges and best practices in indirect tax risk management. We'll explore different global approaches to governance strategies whilst providing practical guidance for navigating complex tax landscapes in 2025.
- Indirect Tax Developments in the Americas: Navigating Changes and Cross-Border Opportunities
This session reviews key indirect tax updates in the Americas, specifically Canada, Brazil, and the US. We'll examine Canadian court cases and audit practices, Brazilian tax reform's impact on financial services, and US implications from the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’. Additionally, we'll touch upon changes in Mexico, Chile, and Argentina affecting financial services.
- Navigating the Complexities of VAT and Transfer Pricing: A Global Update
This session will explore the intricate relationship between VAT and transfer pricing, highlighting key global developments and the impact on international businesses. We’ll discuss recent case law themes and explore strategies for compliance and risk mitigation.
14:30 - 14:55 Coffee break
15:00 - 15:45 Breakout B:
- German Indirect Tax Update: Case Law and Tax Audit Strategies
This session covers recent German VAT developments, focusing on key court cases, evolving audit practices, and challenges for non-EU businesses. Topics to be discussed include fixed establishments, VAT groups, input VAT recovery, cross-border VAT exemptions and recurring trends and issues in German tax audits.
- Commodity Trading: Managing Complexity in Changing Markets
Trading in the global commodity markets offers a growing source of revenue as many businesses look to re-enter or increase their exposure. However, this introduces exposure to international indirect tax issues in a highly political environment. This session surveys some of the complexities facing the tax teams managing them.
- Partial Exemption: Global Trends & Practical Implications
Navigate partial exemption updates from around the world, including practical guidance, strategies, and insights on HMRC's updated approach to PESM approvals.
15:50 - 16:35 Breakout C:
- Insurance Premium Tax: Current Challenges and Future Outlook
Understanding the evolving landscape of IPT: A roundtable discussion with industry experts.
- Investment Management: An Uncertain Environment
Tax Authorities' recent interpretation of case law is impacting previously well established principles. How does this differ across territories and what is likely to come next?
- Harnessing Tax Technology, People and Processes for Disruption-Ready Transformation
Addressing the challenges and opportunities of a rapidly changing indirect tax environment through strategic technology adoption, talent development, and process optimisation.
16:35 - 16:50 Coffee break
17:00-17:45 Plenary
- Key CJEU Indirect Tax Cases: Impact on Financial Services
This session will examine significant CJEU rulings impacting indirect taxation within the financial services industry over the past year. We will analyse key decisions, explore their practical implications and discuss strategies for compliance and risk mitigation in light of these evolving legal precedents, and highlight the decisions to expect in the coming year.
18:15 onwards – Drinks and Dinner