Private Tutors Exempt from VAT Regardless of Specific Educational Background, Court Rules

• Private tutors are exempt from VAT regardless of their specific educational background.
• The exemption is based on knowledge rather than formal education in a specific field.
• The Supreme Administrative Court ruled that a degree in a specific subject is not necessary.
• The case involved a pharmacy graduate preparing students for chemistry exams online.
• The tutor had higher education but no formal teaching qualifications or a degree in chemistry.
• The tutor previously used a VAT exemption based on turnover under a specific article of the VAT Act.
• The tutor believed he was entitled to a subject-based VAT exemption for private teaching services.

Source: podatki.gazetaprawna.pl

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