B2RLaw represents Poland at the European Commission workshop on the future of European VAT

On October 14th and 15th, Jan Sarnowski (Counsel, Tax Advisor, LL.M., Head of B2RLaw’s Tax Practice), will participate in the the VAT Expert Group workshop aimed at preparing recommendations on the further development of European VAT for the new European Commission (2024-2029).

The VAT Expert Group (VEG) is a body that assists and advises the European Commission on VAT matters, in particular on the preparation of new legislative acts, policy initiatives, and the practical implementation of VAT legislation.

The current VAT Expert Group has been appointed by the Director-General for Taxation and Customs Union for a three-year mandate starting on 1 October 2022 and ending on 30 September 2025.

The group is composed of individual experts with particular expertise in VAT and organisations representing business and tax practitioners who can contribute to the development and implementation of EU VAT policy. The VEG currently consists of 40 experts: 7 individuals and representatives of 33 organisations. B2R Law is one of the two Polish organisations selected by the Commission to represent Polish tax advisors in the VAT Expert Group.

The VEG meets quarterly. Its sessions consist of presentations on the current legislative, political, and judicial developments in European VAT, summarised by representatives of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union. This is followed by a debate aimed at providing feedback and opinions from prominent members of the academic, business, and tax advisory communities.