- The document explains how French tax authorities determine whether a multi-element transaction is a single VAT “composite supply” or several separate supplies.
- Elements are treated as one supply when the customer specifically wants the combination and the bundle meets needs different from the items/services taken separately.
- Transactions are usually split when the buyer obtains the goods or services through distinct legal acts from different suppliers, even if they are economically related.
- The main criteria are the nature and purpose of the transaction, supported by context and whether some elements are merely incidental to a principal supply.
- The approach is based on EU Court of Justice case law, with the final factual assessment made by national courts.
Source: bofip.impots.gouv.fr
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