The theme of this pioneering Forum is the present and future of the largest source of revenue for the Cyprus government, Value Added Tax (VAT).

The Forum will be an invitation-only event and is under the auspices of the President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides.

The Forum will examine in depth a range of important issues that professionals in the field and the country’s policymakers need to be aware of, such as the correct implementation of European Directives and Regulations regarding VAT in Cypriot legislation, the modernization and simplification of Cypriot VAT law, how and why Cyprus should begin using the European Court of Justice for VAT matters, and much more.

The conference is organized by the Cyprus VAT Association (CYVA), which was founded in 2019 with the aim of providing a unified and independent voice for all professionals and businesses in Cyprus on VAT issues.

A star-studded panel from Cyprus and the EU will attend and address the Forum, including the Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the EU, Prof. Dr. Juliane Kokott, the Cypriot Vice-President of the General Court of the EU, Dr. Savvas Papasavvas, the Référendaire at the Court of Justice of the EU, Prof. Dr. David Hummel, the President of the International VAT Association, Fernando Matesanz, and more.

The Forum is reserved for CYVA members and guests only. Also invited to attend are judges of the Supreme Court, state officials, the Tax and Assistant Tax Commissioner and local government officials.

The presentation will take place online on Thursday, 16 February 2023 at 9:30am and is free of charge.

The updated information on the TFA will be presented by Anna Fantarou, Principal Assessor and External Communication Manager/Change Agent at the Central Offices of the Ministry of Finance and Nikolas Pavlou, Project Manager of the Integrated Tax Administration System (ITAS).

The Forum is organised by CYVA to celebrate the official public launch of its operations.

The VAT Forum aims at bringing VAT experts together, both from the national and international world of Value Added Tax, to analyse and discuss various topical VAT issues. The Conference will also stress the importance of VAT as it is the biggest source of income for governments, including the Cypriot government.

In fact, significant personalities from Cyprus and abroad were invited to attend, such as officials from the Court of Justice of the EU, international VAT consultants, the Cyprus Tax Commissioner, VAT officers, government officials, executives from audit, accounting, and legal firms from all over Cyprus, prominent businessmen and other professionals.

Registration is free for all CYVA members and €150+VAT for non-members.

The presentation will take place online on Tuesday, 29 March 2022 between 9:30am and 10:30am and is free of charge.

The purpose of the 1-hour web presentation is to introduce the new TFA platform and inform CYVA Members of its purpose and functioning. Due to the limited time of the presentation, the presenters from the Tax Department will not take questions, however participants can submit questions during and after the web presentation. CYVA will collate the questions and send to the Tax Department for their comments.

The seminar, which will be delivered by CYVA Chairwoman, Demetra Constantinou, will cover the current E-Commerce rules, introduce the new rules, and provide an overview of the three special schemes, namely Union OSS, non-Union OSS and IOSS. It will also cover the new provision of Deemed Supplier.

More info: https://cyva.com.cy/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/VAT-Updates-on-E-Commerce-2_Webinar.pdf

The seminar, which will be delivered by CYVA Chairwoman, Demetra Constantinou, will cover the current E-Commerce rules, introduce the new rules, and provide an overview of the three special schemes, namely Union OSS, non-Union OSS and IOSS. It will also cover the new provision of Deemed Supplier.

The seminar is only open to OEB members.

More info: https://cyva.com.cy/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/%CE%97%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%BA%CF%84%CF%81%CE%BF%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C-%CE%95%CE%BC%CF%80%CF%8C%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BF-%CE%91%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%B1%CE%B3%CE%AD%CF%82-%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7-%CE%9D%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%BF%CE%B8%CE%B5%CF%83%CE%AF%CE%B1-%CE%A6%CE%A0%CE%91.pdf

Το σεμινάριο θα διεξαχθεί διαδικτυακά μέσω zoom και είναι δωρεάν ως μια γνωριμία και προσφορά του συνδέσμου προς όλους τους επαγγελματίες του είδους στην Κύπρο.

Το σεμινάριο θα αναλύσει τις πρόσφατες  αλλαγές στην Περί Φόρου Προστιθεμένης Αξίας (ΦΠΑ) νομοθεσία, οι οποίες δημοσιεύθηκαν στη Επίσημη Εφημερίδα της Δημοκρατίας στις 20 Αυγούστου 2020.

Στόχος του δίωρου σεμιναρίου είναι να ενημερώσει και να βοηθήσει τους συμμετέχοντες να κατανοήσουν τις αλλαγές στη νομοθεσία με τη χρήση παραδειγμάτων, και πως αυτές επηρεάζουν τη φορολογική μεταχείριση διαφόρων συναλλαγών, καθώς και να προσδιορίσουν σε ποιες περιπτώσεις χρειάζεται αλλαγή στα συστήματα πληροφορικής και στις λογιστικές διαδικασίες των εταιρειών.

Το σεμινάριο θα παραδοθεί από κοινού από την Προέδρο του Συνδέσμου, Δήμητρα Κωνσταντίνου και τον αντιπρόεδρο, Αλέξη Τσιελεπή, στα Ελληνικά.

Το σεμινάριο απευθύνεται σε όλους τους επαγγελματίες που ασχολούνται με θέματα ΦΠΑ, ανεξαρτήτως επιπέδου γνώσεων και τομέα δραστηριότητας.

Το CYVA ιδρύθηκε το 2019 με σκοπό να προσφέρει μια ενιαία και ανεξάρτητη φωνή σε όλους τους επαγγελματίες και επιχειρήσεις στην Κύπρο για θέματα ΦΠΑ.