VAT Ruling No. 116: Tax Treatment of Hotel Accommodation Deposits for Tour Operators

• VAT Ruling No. 116 was published in The Mauritian Official Gazette on June 8
• The ruling explained the VAT treatment on the supply of services by a public limited company in Mauritius
• The company primarily provided hotel accommodations and claimed refundable deposits from clients
• The Tax Agency clarified that the provision of hotel accommodations to tour operators outside Mauritius was a supply of service under the VAT Act
• The specified refundable deposit was subject to VAT at the 15 percent standard rate

Source: news.bloombergtax.com

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