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A freight forwarder filed an application to the Polish tax authorities to obtain confirmation as to whether the importation of small consignment goods between private individuals could be VAT exempt even though the recipient...more
Seven years after relevant judgments from the CJEU, the Belgian VAT authorities now (broadly) allow the recovery of input VAT beyond the standard Belgian limitation period of three years, subject however to strict conditions....more
The French tax authorities have issued new guidelines on the VAT treatment of company cars provided to employees. When a vehicle is provided for a defined consideration, it is considered a taxable service. This includes...more
When the Dutch entrepreneur receives a purchase order from a customer, they order the same product from a non-EU established merchant (Merchant) via an online platform operated by a non-EU entrepreneur (Platform operator)....more
On 18 February 2025, the Italian Revenue Agency issued Ruling n. 38/2025 (the "Ruling"), commenting the enactment of the Decree-Law No. 131 of 16 September 2024 ("Decreto salva infrazioni" – converted into Law No. 166 of 14...more
On February 13, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum (the Memorandum) ordering the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and the Department of Commerce to initiate investigations of “harmful”...more
Previously, for credit insurance covering the price of a supply including VAT, in so far as the credit insurer was subrogated in the rights of the insured supplier, the insurer was entitled to exercise the VAT refund right...more
The issue of the taxability of intra-group supplies in the context of a VAT group has been of concern to taxpayers for many years. The starting point was the question of whether a VAT group existed between a foundation under...more
Welcome to the September 2024 edition of our UK Tax Round Up. This month has seen decisions on UK tax residence, VAT group eligibility and the Supreme Court’s ruling in the long running case involving the employment status of...more
In 2027, the UK will introduce a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) on imports of certain carbon intensive goods. The CBAM will impose a charge on the emissions embodied in relevant imports that take place on or after...more
COMPETITION - Opinion of Advocate General Emiliou of 8 February 2024 in Case C‑425/22, MOL Magyar Olaj- és Gázipari Nyrt. Vs. Mercedes-Benz Group AG...more
Management services for alternative investment funds (AIFs) will be free from value-added tax (VAT) starting in 2024. This is good news for Germany as a fund location because there will finally be alignment with the more...more
Welcome to the October edition of the UK Tax Round Up. This month has seen the Supreme Court’s judgment on the operation of the employment-related securities deeming provision, the Court of Appeal’s decision on what...more
The 2023 EU VAT Gap Report, recently published by the European Commission, demonstrates that the VAT gap narrowed again in 2021, continuing the trend that began in 2013. In this article, we look at factors that are helping to...more
We recently hosted an event as part of our Sustainable Transition seminar series titled “Tax incentives for sustainable investments: where are the opportunities?”. In this article, our panellists set out some of the key...more
The government has just issued an amendment n°5374 to the draft Finance Bill for 2024 aimed at clarifying the VAT regime applicable to the para-hotel and serviced residences sector, following the Administrative Supreme Court...more
On 9 December 2022, the United Kingdom’s Chancellor of the Exchequer announced an expansive set of reforms to the UK’s financial regulatory regime – labelled the “Edinburgh Reforms”. Following the UK’s exit from the...more
As part of the Edinburgh Reforms announced by the UK Government (link back to “UK FS Reforms”), the UK Government has launched a public consultation on the VAT treatment of fund management. The consultation, published on 9...more
Welcome to the October edition of the UK Tax Round Up. October has been an extraordinary month in the UK, with political turbulence triggering reversals of many of the tax policies announced by the government at the end of...more
The Court of Justice of the European Union (the “CJEU”) held on 6 October 2022 in O. Fundusz lnwestycyjny zamknięty reprezentowany przez O S.A. (Case C-250/21) (the “O Fundusz case”) that the supply of services provided by a...more
1.1.1 Taxes/Duties Payable Upon Execution of the Sales Agreement VAT Whether there will be any VAT payable on the sale of an aircraft is determined by its physical location at the point of sale. If the aircraft is physically...more
In O. Fundusz lnwestycyjny Zamknięty reprezentowany przez O S.A. (Case C-250/21) (the “O Fundusz case”), Advocate-General Medina (the “AG”) of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU“) opined that the supply of...more
Welcome to May's edition of the UK Tax Round Up. This month has seen a number of interesting court decisions, an important opinion of the European Commission’s Advocate General and the commencement of a Treasury consultation...more
UK Case Law Developments - Contributions to remuneration trust scheme not tax deductible - In Strategic Branding Ltd v HMRC, the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) held that sums contributed by the taxpayer company to a...more
In this roundup, we look at some of the key cases in corporate and real estate tax from December 2021 to January 2022, including the value–added tax (VAT) decisions on input VAT that was not passed on to final consumers and...more