- Stellantis Portugal bought cars from General Motors group manufacturers and sold them to independent dealers, who then sold to customers.
- Dealers repaired factory defects and invoiced Stellantis, including VAT; Stellantis then passed these costs (including its own) to the manufacturers, adjusting the car prices accordingly.
- The Portuguese tax authority considered these adjustments as domestic services subject to VAT, leading to additional VAT assessments.
- Stellantis appealed, and the case was referred to the EU Court of Justice.
- Advocate General Kokott concluded that if profit adjustments are made via a variable purchase price for specific goods, it is a reduction of the taxable amount, not a taxable service under the VAT Directive.
Source: futd.nl
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