- The ECJ Advocate General issued an opinion on German VAT rules for travel agents organizing excursions with goods sales.
- The case involved a company whose excursion fees did not fully cover transportation costs, with the remainder covered by goods sales revenue.
- German tax authorities applied the special VAT regime for travel agents, denying input VAT deductions on uncovered transportation costs.
- The Advocate General opined that the Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC does not apply in such cases where transportation costs are partly covered by goods sales, making those costs part of the goods’ price.
Source: news.bloombergtax.com
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