On 1 July 2019, EPIF is organising a workshop on the recent proposals on Exchange of VAT-relevant payments information launched by the European Commission in December 2018, that make payment service providers obliged to exchange VAT-relevant payment information with the objective of fighting VAT fraud. Already at an early stage, EPIF identified a number of concerns as regards the new proposed obligations.

The objective of the workshop is to bring together EPIF members and EU policy makers both in the field of tax and payments to facilitate a discussion on functioning of the payments chain and the challenges in implementing the provisions of the proposals. This could help ensure that future legislation takes into account the complexity and importance of the payments sector and its various business models.

Please find here the agenda.