No VAT Applies Without Direct Reciprocal Service, Court Rules on Film Production Funding

• VAT does not apply if there is no direct link between receiving money and a specific service provided by the recipient.
• A foundation received money from a partner to produce a film, but there was no reciprocal service or beneficiary.
• The tax authority claimed a service was provided, but the court ruled there was no reciprocal service.
• The court clarified that not every paid transaction falls under VAT if there is no benefit to a specific recipient.

Source: podatki.gazetaprawna.pl

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