- The EU VAT Directive requires that management services for special investment funds be exempt from VAT
- German VAT Act implements this exemption, defining special investment funds as including UCITS and AIFs
- AIFs must be comparable to UCITS to qualify for VAT exemption
- ECJ ruled that pension funds must bear investment risk to be considered comparable to UCITS
- ECJ decision in a case involving Dutch pension funds in company pension schemes
Source: kmlz.de
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