VATupdate

Share this post on

A Oy’s Loan Brokerage Services Deemed VAT-Exempt Financial Services Under Finnish Law for 2025-2026

  • A Oy offered a one-time loan comparison service to customers.
  • A Oy planned to start offering a continuous loan comparison service.
  • In the one-time service, A Oy charged a fee based on the loan comparison.
  • In the continuous service, A Oy charged a fixed monthly fee.
  • Both services involved the same tasks performed by A Oy.
  • A Oy compared customer information with current loan market data.
  • A Oy produced an analysis for the bank to start the bidding process.
  • A Oy prepared a loan request for the bank, received offers, compared loans, and gave a recommendation to the customer.
  • A Oy forwarded the customer’s response to the bank and assisted in finalizing the loan agreement.
  • The core of both services was to connect the customer and the bank for a loan agreement.
  • The services were considered VAT-exempt credit intermediation services.
  • This was a sale of financial services as per the relevant law.
  • The advance ruling was valid from June 18, 2025, to December 31, 2026.

Source: vero.fi

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.

Sponsors:

Pincvision

Advertisements: