Norway
The Use of Alternative Payment Systems in Cross-border VAT Fraud
On 20-21 November 2024, the IOTA VAT Working Group held a meeting on "The use of alternative payment systems in cross-border VAT fraud schemes" at the Norwegian Tax Administration in Oslo, Norway.
The meeting aimed to discuss and share case studies and best practices and explore approaches to tackle alternative payment systems used in cross-border VAT fraud with the aim of improving IOTA members' tax administrations in this area, such as the analysis of large amounts of data using new technologies. The group aims to complete the work by May 2025.
The meeting was organised in cooperation between the Intelligence Section in the Tax Crime Department of the Norwegian Tax Administration and IOTA, and it took place in the Norwegian Tax Administration’s office in Oslo.
The Project Group
The Project Group consists of members from Austria, Belgium, Finland, Hungary, Portugal, Slovakia, the United Kingdom and Norway. In addition, representatives from EUROPOL and the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) will participate from November this year. So Young Kim, Senior Tax Auditor at the Norwegian Tax Administration took over the coordinator role from the United Kingdom in August this year.
