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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
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 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
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
With ruling No. 132 of 2 March 2021 (the “Ruling”), the Italian Tax Authorities (“ITA”) provided clarifications on the tax regime applicable to real estate special purpose companies (the “RE SPVs”) carrying out securitisation...more
There are huge challenges for the real estate sector in Europe in the current environment, with tenants looking to re-negotiate leases or unable to pay their rents, property valuations looking very uncertain, affecting...more
Il Decreto Legge 26 ottobre 2019, n. 124 (cosiddetto «Decreto Fiscale») – convertito, con modificazioni, dalla legge 19 dicembre 2019, n. 157 – ha introdotto nuovi oneri a capo del committente che affidi a soggetti terzi il...more
With the approval of Law 27 December 2019, no. 160 (the Budget Law), the Italian digital services tax (the DST), initially provided by Law 30 December 2018, no. 145, has finally come into force, being effective as of 1...more
UK Case Law Developments - Valid notice crucial to tax indemnity claim - The Court of Appeal (CA) decision in Stobart Group Ltd v Stobart and another is a cautionary tale for any purchaser who, following the...more
General UK Tax Developments - CIOT responds to the draft profit fragmentation provisions in the Finance Bill 2019 - The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has published its response to the profit fragmentation...more
On August 10, 2018, the German government officially filed a new tax bill with the German parliament that is directed against VAT avoidance relating to supplies of goods with a German nexus over electronic ("online")...more