- The ECJ held in Case C‑565/24 that non-traditional excursion organizers, including subsidized “coffee trips,” can fall within the EU’s special VAT scheme for travel agents if they act in their own name and buy-in travel services from third parties.
- The special scheme applies even where the organizer operates at a systematic loss or the overall margin is negative.
- The taxable margin must be calculated separately for each travel service; profitable trips cannot be used to offset losses from other trips.
- A negative margin on an individual travel service does not create any right to an input VAT refund or credit under the special scheme.
Source: vatabout.com
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