General information sessions (free)

  • India moves towards GST

    India is planning to introduce an integrated indirect tax system of "Goods and Services Tax" (GST) by April 2010 to align with the best global tax systems. All the companies having business operations in India will be impacted.

    With a dual GST, India wants to create a simplified and integrated system of indirect taxation, fundamentally different from the present system:
    1. Various indirect taxes presently levied by both the Central Government and the State Government will be subsumed under the proposed dual GST model.
    2. The introduction of GST will have a major impact on procurement patterns, supply chains, product pricing and competitiveness. It will also have an impact on sourcing from India.

    What will be the real impact of GST on your business in India and its supply chain models? How can you ensure GST is a positive change for your businesses? An impact assessment exercise becomes the need of the hour!

    In association with our India office, PwC organises the conference "India moves towards GST" on Thursday, 10 December 2009 at our Brussels office.

    Our guest speaker will be Mr Sachin Menon, Senior Indirect Tax Partner in our Mumbai office. He will explain how the GST model can impact business in India and he will also make suggestions on the way forward. He has more than 28 years of varied experience in the field of indirect taxes.

    Date & location

    Thursday 10 December 2009, PwC Brussels office
    09.30 am - 10.00 am Subscription & welcome coffee
    10.00 am - 10.10 am Welcome note
      Mr Laurens Narraina
    10.10 am - 12.00 pm How will the GST model impact your business in India?
        Mr Sachin Menon
    12.00 pm - 12.30 pm Discussion & closing note
      Mrs Ine Lejeune
    12.30 pm - 13.30 pm Sandwich lunch
         
    You can choose your preferred session on the registration form.

  • VAT update

    With year-end approaching it is always a good time to recap on what has changed the last year and to look at what is about to change in the new year and to ensure everything is in place to comply with those rules.

    Obviously, in 2010, more than in other years, 1 January is marked with a big red cross in our VAT agendas.

    During this session we will however not only give an update on the latest changes in respect of the VAT package but will also look at other important VAT related changes of the past year, be it that they result from a changed environment, a new ECJ Court case or local case law or administrative practice.

    Dates and locations
    • Tuesday 24 November – Morning session (in English)
      09:30 – 10:00: Welcome & registration
      10:00 – 12:00: Seminar
      12:00 – 13:00: Sandwich lunch
    • Tuesday 24 November – Afternoon session (in English)
      15:30 – 16:00: Welcome & registration
      16:00 – 18:00: Seminar
      18:00 – 19:00: Cocktail

      You can choose your preferred session on the registration form.

    Specific training sessions (payable)

    • Changes to the Belgian VAT reporting obligations

      The Belgian Minister of Finance has announced a set of changes to the VAT reporting obligations that will apply as from 1 January 2010. More specifically, changes are announced to the Belgian VAT return, the EC sales listing and the Yearly Client Listing. In order to inform you further on the changes, their practical impact and best practices in view of their implementation, we will launch a third cycle of the specific training sessions.
    We learned that about 90% of last year participants thought the content of the sessions was very valuable to their job.


    Dates and locations

      • (in Dutch) in our Ghent office on Tuesday, 8 December 2009, from 1:30 pm till 4:30 pm.
      • (in Dutch) in our Antwerp office on Wednesday, 9 December 2009, from 1:30 pm till 4:30 pm.
      • (in French) in our Brussels office on Thursday, 10 December 2009, from 1:30 pm till 4:30 pm.

    • You can choose your preferred session on the registration form.