The Commercial Court of Krasnodar Krai recently reviewed a case regarding the application of a 0% VAT rate for temporary accommodation at health resorts. “Pansionat Burgas” applied this 0% rate for its temporary accommodation services in 2023, but the tax inspectorate deemed this unlawful and reassessed the tax at 20%. The inspectorate argued that health resorts, unlike hotels, do not provide temporary accommodation services in a way that qualifies for the reduced VAT. The court sided with the inspectorate, stating that a three-star classification doesn’t preclude a facility from being a health resort and that classification certificates or separate income accounting don’t change the applicability of the 0% VAT rate.
Source: russiantaxandcustoms.com
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