- The case involves Rádio Popular and the Portuguese Tax and Customs Authority.
- The dispute is about whether extended warranty transactions are insurance transactions.
- It also questions if these transactions can be treated as financial transactions for VAT purposes.
- Rádio Popular sells household appliances and offers warranty extensions through insurance contracts.
- The company did not pay VAT on warranty extensions, considering them VAT-exempt.
- A tax audit concluded Rádio Popular wrongly deducted VAT, leading to tax assessments.
- Rádio Popular requested arbitration, claiming the assessments were unlawful.
- The company argues warranty extensions are incidental financial transactions and VAT-exempt.
- The Tax Authority argues Rádio Popular regularly sells warranty extensions, earning significant revenue.
Source: vatabout.com
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