CJEU Judgment: VAT Treatment of Vouchers – Clarification on SPV and MPV Classification

CJEU issued judgment on VAT treatment of vouchers in C-68/23, M-GbR case
Important to determine if voucher is single-purpose or multi-purpose for VAT treatment
Single-purpose vouchers have VAT accounted for at each stage, while multi-purpose vouchers have VAT due on redemption only
Case involved German reseller of prepaid cards and voucher codes, disputed VAT treatment
CJEU ruled that vouchers could only be used by customers in Germany, making them single-purpose vouchers
Even if vouchers were multi-purpose, resale by reseller may still be subject to VAT as separate supply
EU VAT rules on vouchers changed in 2019 and were implemented by UK when it was part of EU

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