Conceição Gamito, Vieira de Almeida & Associados (VdA)'s lawyer from the Tax area of practice will be the only Portuguese lawyer at the panel of leaders at the VAT Forum at the 12th International School on Indirect Taxation which includes only VAT specialists with a deep knowledge of their country's VAT systems.

The VAT Forum is one of the most relevant European think tanks on indirect taxation and it is organizing the 12th International School on Indirect Taxation to take place between the 26th and 30th September in Antwerp, Belgium. "Participants will have the opportunity to discuss issues regarding VAT with VAT specialists from several European countries and with VAT specialists from major companies", says Conceição Gamito.

There will be 25 VAT specialists coming from 17 different European countries to lead workshops, seminars and discussions.

VdA's lawyer will be leading a workshop on "Taxable basis: incidental expenses, cash and price discounts". "The growing use by companies of discounts and bonuses and different tax approaches from country to country regarding these issues make this a very pertinent matter for discussion," says the lawyer.