- Finnish Supreme Administrative Court clarified VAT exemption for independent associations
- Taxpayer was VAT-registered company selling information services to Finnish pension insurance companies
- Central Tax Board found taxpayer exempt from VAT under Section 60 a of VAT Act
- Tax Administration denied exemption, citing services didn’t promote general-purpose activity under EU Directive
- Supreme Administrative Court ruled taxpayer entitled to exemption
- Article 132 doesn’t apply to insurance activities
- Section 60 a not limited to associations with members engaged in general interest activities
Source: news.bloombergtax.com
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