- Advocate General Kokott’s approach in the ‘Dutch pension fund’ cases compares special investment funds with EU UCITS law
- CJEU case law remains relevant post-Brexit for interpreting UK VAT legislation
- Recent opinion of Advocate General Kokott on VAT exemption for management of special investment funds
- Evolving case law from CJEU has created uncertainty in the funds industry regarding VAT liability
- UK government’s abandoned attempt to codify VAT exemption into UK law
- Government consultation on VAT treatment of financial services post-Brexit
- Proposal to codify legislation on ‘special investment fund’ based on CJEU case law
- Government decided to do nothing in response to consultation, may provide further guidance in the future.
Source: stewartslaw.com
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