- The Swedish Tax Court issued Advance Notice No. 66-23/I clarifying VAT treatment for services provided after VAT deregistration.
- The provision of management and credit brokerage services is not considered a single composite transaction eligible for a VAT exemption for financial services.
- The services provided by a deregistered VAT group were separated into two agreements for administrative reasons.
- The taxpayers sought clarification on whether the services specified in the two contracts would be considered a single composite transaction for VAT purposes.
- The tax agency argued that the various parts of the agreements were interconnected and not covered by the exemption.
- The tax court stated that it was irrelevant whether the services were supplied according to two contracts or a single contract.
- The court concluded that after VAT deregistration, the services provided under the contracts should be treated as two separate supplies.
Source: news.bloombergtax.com
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