VAT on Theatre Tickets: Alcoholic Drink During Intermission Taxed at Standard Rate, Not Reduced Rate

• The Supreme Court ruled on a VAT case concerning the inclusion of an alcoholic drink in the ticket price for a theater performance.
• The provision of the alcoholic drink and the theater performance are considered two separate services; the drink is taxed at the general VAT rate.
• The taxpayer correctly paid the VAT for the period in question.
• The appeal by the taxpayer was dismissed, but the State was ordered to compensate €500 for exceeding the reasonable time limit in the appeal process.
• The State must also pay legal costs related to the compensation request due to the delay.

Source: uitspraken.rechtspraak.nl

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