- Legal aid provided between police units is not subject to VAT
- The fiscal authority acknowledged this after losing a court case
- Experts noted that the court prevented an absurd situation where police units would have to pay VAT on mutual assistance
- The Police Command sought clarification on whether VAT invoices should be issued when performing statutory tasks for other police units
- According to VAT law, public authorities and their offices are not considered taxpayers when performing legally mandated tasks
- The Director of the National Revenue Information Service initially disagreed but later accepted this position after a court ruling
- The court decision clarified that activities within administrative legal relations are exempt from VAT
Source: prawo.pl
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