Fernando Matesanz

Practice Areas

International VAT advice; VAT Policy and Regulation; VAT for e-commerce and digital economy. OSS / IOSS; VAT compliance; VAT representation; EU VAT refunds; VAT and international trade; VAT litigation and dispute resolution.

Career

Spanish VAT Services focuses on indirect taxation and has long-standing experience in advising domestic and international entities on the implementation of tax-efficient VAT structures. The firm also regularly assists with tax dispute matters and negotiations with the Spanish tax authorities.

Professional Memberships

EU Commission´s VAT Expert Group.

EU Commission´s EU VAT Forum.

Member of the Board of the International VAT Association.

President of the Madrid VAT Forum Foundation.

Spanish Association of Tax Advisors. VAT Expert Group.

Publications

- VAT Publications correspondent for International Tax Review. Publications of monthly articles on VAT.

- “ VAT treatment and e-commerce activities”. Thomson Reuters.

- "The increasing liability of platforms in the collection of VAT". International VAT Monitor - IBFD.

- "Present and future challenges of the special VAT scheme for travel agents". International VAT Monitor - IBFD

- “VAT Treatment of the Sharing Economy”. International VAT Monitor – IBFD.

- “VAT and e-commerce”. Thomson Reuters.

- “The VAT Quick Fixes”. Thomson Reuters.

- "VAT and International Trade". Atelier publishing.