- The Swedish Tax Agency issued a statement on a Supreme Administrative Court decision regarding VAT treatment for business transfers.
- A taxpayer planned to transfer assets to a subsidiary as part of a business transfer.
- The Tax Agency determined the transfer was nontaxable even without deduction rights for either party.
- The Supreme Administrative Court found the transfer did not meet conditions for input VAT deduction.
- The subsidiary only carried out exempt activities.
- Allowing VAT exempt transfers could create a competitive advantage for certain taxpayers.
Source: news.bloombergtax.com
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