According to a decision of the Supreme Tax Court the author of works of art for the purpose of the reduced VAT rate as provided in Section 12 (2) No. 13 VAT Act is the (intellectual) creator of the work and not his or her successor in title. The question of authorship for VAT purposes must be answered in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act.
Source: PWC
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