The ECJ ruled that non-transactional profit adjustments charged by a principal company to an operating company are considered services within the scope of VAT. The case involved Arcomet Belgium and Arcomet Romania, where the Romanian tax authorities challenged the VAT treatment of these adjustments. The ECJ confirmed that such charges are payments for services subject to VAT and that member states can impose documentation requirements to support VAT recovery on intragroup services.
Source: deloitte.com
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