- A Oy requested a ruling on the VAT treatment of selling and managing housing loans, which it sells to its subsidiary B Oy but continues to manage for a fee.
- The Finnish tax committee ruled both the sale and management (except debt collection) are VAT-exempt.
- The Finnish tax authority appealed, arguing VAT exemption for management applies only if the service provider is still the lender.
- The Finnish Supreme Administrative Court referred questions to the EU Court regarding the interpretation of the VAT Directive.
- Advocate General Brkan concluded that management services provided by a company that has sold the loans are not VAT-exempt, even if the loans secure bonds issued by the buyer; such services are generally subject to VAT.
Source: nlfiscaal.nl
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