- A company created a subsidiary to buy airline tickets and resell them at a markup to the parent company, aiming to reduce the parent’s margin VAT.
- The resale of tickets was VAT-exempt, and the markup generated significant profit in the subsidiary, which was later distributed to the parent.
- The Danish Tax Appeals Agency (Landsskatteretten) ruled the subsidiary was not an independent taxable entity, as its activities were carried out for the parent’s account and risk.
- The artificial structure was disregarded for VAT purposes, and the transactions were treated as if the parent company had bought the tickets directly from airlines.
- The decision upheld the tax authority’s original ruling.
Source: info.skat.dk
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