Housing paid from employees’ wages: Service against remuneration

• The case involves a dispute over whether providing housing for a fee is a service against remuneration
• The court determines that a service is considered to be provided under a burdened title when there is a direct connection between the service and the received consideration.
• The court states that the consideration must have a real connection to the provided good or service, regardless of the price or whether it is higher or lower than the cost or market price.
• The taxpayer argues that there is no direct connection between providing housing and deducting a contribution for housing from employees’ wages.
• The court disagrees with the taxpayer’s argument and finds that there is a direct connection between the housing provided and the compensation received from employees.
• The court considers occasional situations where an employee does not work but still uses the housing as exceptions that do not negate the direct connection.

Source: uitspraken.rechtspraak.nl

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