- The court ruling addresses tax exemption for medical services provided in hospitals.
- Section 4 No. 14 of the German VAT Act applies to medical treatments in hospitals conducted by doctors.
- The case questions if medical services by doctors not meeting certain business requirements can still be tax-exempt.
- The plaintiff is a company offering aesthetic-plastic surgery, with operations in various hospital settings.
- The company declared tax-free sales in its tax return, but the tax office assessed VAT due to only some services being medically indicated.
- An agreement was reached on estimating the medically indicated portion of sales for future tax assessments.
Source: datenbank.nwb.de
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