- Subsidies are not automatically outside VAT; under EU VAT rules, a subsidy can be taxable if it is paid in exchange for services to an identifiable recipient or third party.
- A subsidy remains VAT-exempt when it serves the general public interest and there is no direct, identifiable consumption or reciprocal benefit for the funder or another identifiable party.
- In a Dutch case on bar disciplinary courts, a foundation receiving a cost-covering contribution from the NOvA for staffing and operational support was held to be making VAT-taxable supplies, because the disciplinary bodies received a direct and identifiable benefit and there was a direct link between the payment and the services.
Source: taxence.nl
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