- The Norwegian Tax Administration has clarified the VAT treatment of a company’s securities trading service in Norway.
- An international investment platform company planned to provide securities trading services to a large Norwegian financial institution.
- The company sought clarification on whether the securities trading service would be tax-exempt.
- The Tax Agency found that the company’s securities trading service would be subject to tax exemption under the Value Added Tax Act.
- If the company’s benefits had different tax treatments, it would be considered a composite service under the main benefits principle in tax law, resulting in tax exemption for the combined services.
- The remuneration charged in the integration phase was considered an advance payment for future deliveries of financial services.
Source: news.bloombergtax.com
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