Single digital gateway hackathon - Tallinn edition

26-27 APRIL SINGLE DIGITAL GATEWAY HACKATHON IN TALLINN is challenging participants to come up with a user-friendly interface for accessing and understanding tax obligations relevant for businesses anywhere in the European Union.

While the EU has managed to harmonise to some extent the rules governing VAT, Member States retain full competence in the field of direct taxes. This means 28 different income tax systems! Under the single digital gateway Regulation, companies need access to relevant tax information to facilitate cross-border dealings. In particular, small and medium-sized enterprises need to know what tax rules and obligations apply in the Member States where they conduct their business, regardless of whether they have a legal presence in that country or not. And relevant information on foreign tax systems must be available in a few simple clicks.

The European Commission is tasked with reducing the burden on citizens and businesses by streamlining the data already available at EU level. This is where the hackers come in.

This challenge relates to both corporate and non-corporate business and includes all company sizes and sectors. Emphasis is on practical solutions for integrating taxation data from different sources into the gateway search results and for linking them with information provided at national level. Hackers should take into account the trade-off between search paths and free-search solutions.

The winning team, selected by the hackathon jury, will get 5000 EUR for their creative solution!

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