- The Norwegian company sought a VAT exemption for its integrated data center operational services to foreign customers, arguing these formed a single, unified service.
- The Tax Office and Tax Appeals Board ruled that the services consisted of multiple independent supplies, each requiring separate VAT assessment.
- The Board found no dominant element to classify the services as a single composite supply and distinguished between remotely deliverable (VAT-exempt) and location-bound (not exempt) services.
- The company’s argument that physical storage services should be exempt as used entirely outside Norway was rejected, as the services were rendered and consumed in Norway.
- The Tax Appeals Board upheld that the physical storage component is subject to Norwegian VAT.
Source: skatteetaten.no
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