VAT Return: The Basics

The Chelco VAT International Academy continues its series of VAT educational events with a morning seminar focusing on an all time favourite, the VAT Return form.

The seminar will cover the practical issues of how to complete the VAT return. Through real life examples we will explain what goes in each box of the VAT return, whilst discussing various types of transactions for both income and expenses.

Among other things the seminar will cover topics such as:

  • Intracommunity acquisition of goods
  • Purchases of services from suppliers both in and out of EU
  • Supplies of services to customers both in and out of EU
  • EU and non-EU interest income from financing activities
  • Exports of goods
  • Imports of goods

The seminar will also cover how to submit a VAT return, make a payment and submit a refund request via Tax For All (TFA).

The seminar is addressed to professionals of all levels who have to deal with VAT compliance and the VAT return as part of their work. It will help you to better read a VAT return and understand what information may be extracted from it. The seminar would be helpful to accountants, auditors, financial officers and managers, lawyers and anyone who deals with the VAT return.

Agenda

8:30am – 9:00am
Registration & Coffee
9:00am – 9:05am

Welcome Address
Panayiotis Iona, Instructor

9:05am – 11:00am
  • What goes in each box of the VAT return
  • TFA – submission, correction
11:00am – 11:30am

Short Coffee Break

11:30am – 1:30pm
  • TFA – VAT refunds, VIES submission, payment, view account
  • Practical examples of transactions and how to record them in the VAT return

Discussion and Questions

1:30pm

End of Seminar

The Instructor

Panayiotis Iona, BA, ACA
Director
Chelco VAT Ltd
E-mail: [email protected]

Panayiotis is an Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) and a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC), with close to 15 years of experience in VAT.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting and Finance from Manchester University in the UK. Panayiotis trained initially with Deloitte & Touche LLP in Manchester, and subsequently with PwC Cyprus, as a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), before joining Chelco VAT Ltd as Senior VAT Consultant in 2014.  In 2017, he was awarded the Expert in EU VAT degree, finishing first in his class.

Panayiotis has authored or contributed to various articles and other publications in Cyprus and abroad on matters pertaining to Cyprus and EU indirect taxation.

He specialises in providing VAT advisory and compliance services to both local and international companies with activities in Cyprus, Europe and worldwide. He is a founding member of the Cyprus VAT Association (CYVA). He is also a Certified Vocational Trainer with the Human Resources Development Authority of Cyprus (ANAD).

Who Should Attend?

Professionals dealing with VAT matters at all levels and in all industries, who would like to expand or enhance their VAT knowledge:
  • VAT advisors

  • Auditors

  • Accountants & Bookkeepers

  • Chief Accountants

  • Tax Lawyers

  • Financial Controllers

  • Tax Consultants

  • Tax Accountants

  • VAT Department Officers

When, How & How Much

Date & Delivery

Limassol
Tuesday, 19 November 2024, Columbia Plaza Venue Centre

Time

9:00am – 1:30pm (Registration at 8.30am)
4 CPD Units (certificates of attendance will be provided)

Cost

€175 + VAT
Group Discount (for 3 persons or more): 15%
Free for current students of the Diploma in VAT Excellence (DiVE).

Language

English

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