Supreme Court ruling on VAT deduction for school building transfer to housing corporation

• The case involves the transfer of a school building from the municipality to a housing corporation for operation as a school and childcare facility
• The issue is whether the municipality has the right to deduct VAT on the transfer
• The Supreme Court reviewed complaints about the lower court’s decision but found them insufficient for overturning it
• The housing corporation paid a sum to the municipality for the building, which the tax authority did not dispute
• The tax authority argued that the municipality did not actually receive a payment for the transfer, leading to a dispute over the deduction of VAT
• The Supreme Court will further examine the details of the transaction in a second appeal.

Source: uitspraken.rechtspraak.nl

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