VAT on Access to Facebook, X, LinkedIn Increasingly Unlikely, Say EU Experts

• The EU VAT expert committee acknowledged that personal data provided by users to access online services could be considered payment for those services.
• Experts are unsure how to value this data for VAT purposes and suggested a possible flat-rate monthly basis.
• It remains unclear if major internet companies will have to pay VAT for user access, and whether this cost would be passed to users.
• The opinions of the EU VAT experts are not binding; the dispute is ongoing between the Italian tax authorities and major internet companies, initiated by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office.
• The issue is still unresolved and under investigation.

Source: podatki.gazetaprawna.pl

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