- The Supreme Court of Mauritius ruled in favor of Rogers Aviation International Ltd in a VAT zero-rating dispute.
- RAIL acts as a general sales agent for international airlines and classified its commission as zero-rated for VAT.
- The Mauritius Revenue Authority disagreed, claiming services were performed outside Mauritius and issued a notice for additional VAT.
- The Assessment Review Committee ruled in favor of RAIL, and the MRA appealed to the Supreme Court.
- The Supreme Court dismissed the MRA’s appeal, agreeing that services were performed in Mauritius and were essential to the agreement.
- The court upheld that the services qualified as zero-rated supplies under the VAT Act.
Source: ensafrica.com
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