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    Steve Woods

    Steve Woods

    Steve Woods worked for Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc. through February 2016. At the time of his departure, Steve served as Director, Sales and Supply, Europe, Middle East & Africa, UVair. One of Steve’s specialties is his understanding of the complicated and varying differences by country of value-added taxes throughout Europe.

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    • Jet A-1 Fuel Uplifts in Europe – Part 2: Claiming Exemptions for Minimizing Costs, Taxes and Duties
      7
      Dec

      Jet A-1 Fuel Uplifts in Europe – Part 2: Claiming Exemptions for Minimizing Costs, Taxes ...

      Bizav Best Practice
      By Steve Woods
      PT 4 M minute read
      1759
      There are options available for exempting Value Added Tax (VAT) and Mineral Oil Tax (MOT) on fuel uplifts in Europe. ...
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    • Jet A-1 Fuel Uplifts in Europe – Part 1: Basic Considerations for Minimizing Costs, Taxes and Duties
      30
      Nov

      Jet A-1 Fuel Uplifts in Europe – Part 1: Basic Considerations for Minimizing Costs, Taxes ...

      Bizav Best Practice
      By Steve Woods
      PT 4 M minute read
      2174
      Pre-planning fuel uplifts in Europe can significantly impact overall operating costs by minimizing impact of fuel taxes and ...
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    • VAT Compliance Program for Europe: Part 2 – VAT Compliance Programs
      23
      Dec

      VAT Compliance Program for Europe: Part 2 – VAT Compliance Programs

      Bizav Best Practice
      By Steve Woods
      PT 3 M minute read
      1324
      Various Value-Added Tax (VAT) compliance programs are available to general aviation operators. The benefit of these programs is to help ...
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    • VAT Compliance Programs for Europe: Part 1 – VAT Considerations
      16
      Dec

      VAT Compliance Programs for Europe: Part 1 – VAT Considerations

      Bizav Best Practice
      By Steve Woods
      PT 3 M minute read
      1689
      Value-Added Tax (VAT) in Europe can significantly impact your operational costs while in the region. While many business aircraft operators ...
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    • How-To: Requesting Jet Fuel Quotes – Part 2: Taxes, Documentation, and Tips
      17
      Jun

      How-To: Requesting Jet Fuel Quotes – Part 2: Taxes, Documentation, and Tips

      Bizav Best Practice
      By Steve Woods
      PT 3 M minute read
      1252
      Business aircraft operators should always ensure they’re comparing apples with apples when reviewing competing jet fuel quotes. In some parts ...
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    • How-To: Requesting Jet Fuel Quotes – Part 1: Know the Basics
      10
      Jun

      How-To: Requesting Jet Fuel Quotes – Part 1: Know the Basics

      Bizav Best Practice
      By Steve Woods
      PT 3 M minute read
      1454
      Jet fuel uplifts remain one of the most significant opportunities for business aircraft operators to save on overall flight department ...
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    • European Excise Duties on Jet A-1: France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and Isle of Man
      21
      Apr

      European Excise Duties on Jet A-1: France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and Isle of Man

      Bizav Best Practice
      By Steve Woods
      PT 3 M minute read
      1837
      While the EU has general guidelines covering excise duty and duty exemptions applicable to Jet A-1, each member state has ...
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    • European Excise Duties on Jet A-1: Guidelines for Business Aircraft Operators
      31
      Mar

      European Excise Duties on Jet A-1: Guidelines for Business Aircraft Operators

      Bizav Best Practice
      By Steve Woods
      PT 4 M minute read
      2306
      Europe excise duties are applied to aircraft fuel uplifts and can significantly impact cost of fuel at the time of ...
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    • Benefits of EU VAT Exemption Programs for Jet A-1 Uplifts
      3
      Dec

      Benefits of EU VAT Exemption Programs for Jet A-1 Uplifts

      Bizav Best Practice
      By Steve Woods
      PT 4 M minute read
      1252
      With Value Added Tax (VAT) rates as high as 27% in the European Union (EU),there’s a significant benefit for business ...
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    • VAT exemptions on Jet A-1 fuel in Europe
      12
      Nov

      VAT exemptions on Jet A-1 fuel in Europe

      Bizav Best Practice
      By Steve Woods
      PT 6 M minute read
      2980
      Value-Added Tax (VAT) exemptions on Jet A-1 fuel uplifts within Europe are possible for both charter (non-scheduled commercial) and private ...
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    • VAT Exemption Programs for Aviation Fuel Purchases
      6
      Mar

      VAT Exemption Programs for Aviation Fuel Purchases

      Bizav Best Practice
      By Steve Woods
      PT 5 M minute read
      2004
      In today’s economy, business aviation operators are looking to reduce operating costs whenever and wherever possible. The ability to exempt ...
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    • 2
      May

      How to Select a VAT Recovery Program: Tips for Business Aviation Operators

      Bizav Best Practice
      By Steve Woods
      PT 5 M minute read
      1626
      This aviation blog post is part of a series on tax issues impacting business jet operators. Valued Added Tax (VAT) ...
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    • 26
      Jan

      Minimizing Jet Fuel Costs: 5 Tips for EU VAT and MOT Exemptions

      Bizav Best Practice
      By Steve Woods
      PT 4 M minute read
      2158
      This aviation blog post is part of a series on aircraft fueling for business aviation and continues from our last ...
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    • 25
      Jan

      5 Best Practices When Making Aircraft Fueling Arrangements

      Bizav Best Practice
      By Steve Woods
      PT 4 M minute read
      1980
      This aviation blog post is part of a series on aviation fueling tips and tricks for business jet operators. Planning ...
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