Hearing Aids With Testing and Fitting Not VAT-Exempt if Main Service Is Product Delivery

• The court ruled that VAT exemption for medical services does not universally apply to all activities related to treatment.
• Delivery of hearing aids, even when accompanied by hearing tests and prosthetic services, is not VAT-exempt if the main element is the supply of goods.
• The dominant aspect of the service is the sale of the hearing aid, with other activities considered ancillary.
• VAT exemptions in the relevant law apply only to services, not to the supply of goods.
• The court confirmed that the overall transaction is determined by the economic purpose from the patient’s perspective, which is obtaining the hearing aid.

Source: mddp.pl

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