State Council Establishes Single VAT Regime for Mixed-Use Hotel Premises Rentals

The State Council ruled that rental of mixed-use premises to hoteliers should be treated as a single VAT transaction rather than separate regimes for different building uses
A dispute arose when tax authorities wanted to apply different VAT treatments to hotel guest areas versus staff accommodation rentals to the same hotelier operator
The Council of State established that when premises serve a unified hotel operation, even if buildings are separate, they constitute one inseparable economic service
This decision provides security for operators renting buildings with multiple functions like rooms, restaurants, conference spaces, and spas to hotel businesses
The ruling confirms that artificially separating closely linked rental elements would be inappropriate when they collectively enable a single business activity

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