- The EU VAT Committee minutes discuss whether transfer pricing (TP) year-end adjustments can matter for VAT, especially after the CJEU’s Arcomet Towercranes ruling and Working Paper 1114.
- The CJEU said payments under a contract for group services can be taxable consideration for VAT, even if the price is set using the OECD TNMM transfer pricing method.
- Variable “balancing invoices” based on whether operating profit is above or below an agreed range do not break the direct link between service and payment.
- The Court emphasized that a pre-agreed variable remuneration is not uncertain or free; it can still be a real consideration for services.
- The Court also confirmed tax authorities may ask for extra evidence beyond invoices to prove the services were received and used for taxable transactions.
Source: eutekne.info
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