- Poland’s Supreme Administrative Court has asked the ECJ whether long-term lease of land by a private person can count as economic activity under VAT rules, making a later sale of that land subject to VAT.
- The case concerns a dispute between a taxpayer and tax authorities over whether previously leased plots were sold as part of a VAT-taxable business activity.
- The tax authority argued that the earlier lease was an economic activity, so the later sale was also taxable; the lower court disagreed, treating it as management of private assets.
- The issue is seen as highly important in practice and common in tax disputes.
- An ECJ ruling against the tax authority could support refund claims and reopening concluded tax proceedings.
Source: prawo.pl
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