Passing on Medical Specialists’ Insurance Premiums Exempt from VAT, Court Rules

• Two foundations, part of a fiscal unity, operated hospitals and collaborated with independent medical specialists organized in Medical Specialists Cooperatives (MSCs).
• Framework agreements outlined cooperation and financial arrangements between the foundations and MSCs.
• Foundations provided liability insurance covering MSCs, who reimbursed their share of the premium.
• Insurance policies covered MSCs and specialists for intramural care activities.
• Production agreements specified that half of the insurance premiums and related costs were charged to MSCs.
• The foundations charged MSCs for half of the insurance premium and included VAT.
• X objected to the VAT payment, but the objection was initially rejected.
• The Court of Appeal in Amsterdam ruled that X provided services to MSCs by securing insurance coverage, qualifying for a VAT exemption.
• The decision was based on EU Court of Justice precedents, indicating that X’s services were exempt from VAT under insurance exemption rules.

Source: futd.nl

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