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VAT News 05/2018
Taxation of travel services in Germany is contrary to European law
According to the ECJ decision of 08.02.2018, the taxation of travel service, in accordance with sec 25 of the German VAT Act, is contrary to the VAT Directive. Hence, Germa-ny will have to amend sec 25 of the German VAT Act. On the one hand, the scope of the margin taxation will have to be expanded to cover the supply of B2B services. On the other hand, the possibility of taxing the travel services, based on an overall margin will have to be denied. Until then, it should be borne in mind that double taxation or double nontaxation might apply to cross-border supplies. A positive outcome could be reached by referring directly to ECJ case law. For calculations and offers, as well as contracts, which relate to future projects, the planned tax changes should, as a precaution, be taken into consideration. However, there are also other outstanding issues.
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VAT News 04/2018
ECJ: No different VAT rates for a single supply
In its decision of 18.01.2018 in the case Stadium Amster-dam CV – C-463/16, the ECJ decided, that the same VAT rate must be applied to a single supply. A single supply may not be divided, for the purpose of applying both the standard VAT rate and the reduced VAT rate. Accordingly, the obligations to split the VAT rate, which are standardized in the national VAT law, violate Union law. This affects the obligations of splitting e.g. regarding accommodation services with breakfast/parking spaces, letting of immovable property with operating facilities and letting of sports facilities to another taxable person.
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VAT News 03/2018
Price reduction for supply of medicine
In the case C-462/16 – Boehringer Ingelheim the ECJ has decided that a reduction of the taxable base is given although the person who benefits from the granted discount is not a recipient of the goods. The ECJ case was regarding discounts for the supply of medicine granted by pharmaceutical companies to private health insurance companies. The pharmaceutical companies can now expect a VAT refund. Other companies may also benefit from this judgement, in cases where they grant discounts to persons who are not part of the supply chain.
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