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Court Rules Operating Company Liable for VAT on Prostitutes’ Services; Orders New Turnover Estimate

  • Judgment dated July 16, 2025, related to VAT from 2015 to 2018
  • Concerns attribution of services of prostitutes to the operating company of an establishment
  • FAC confirmed the appellant as a service provider to third parties
  • Women were not considered self-employed for VAT purposes
  • Conditions for estimating taxable turnover were met
  • Turnover generated by women was not recorded by the appellant
  • FAC rejected the method used by FTA for estimating turnover
  • Matter referred back to FTA for a new estimate
  • Taxpayer’s appeal was partially upheld

Source: bvger.weblaw.ch

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