Ruling: VAT Deduction for Municipality Expenditures on Digitization

• The text is a letter from the Director of the National Tax Information to the recipient.
• The recipient’s position on the tax consequences of the described situation is deemed correct.
• The letter refers to a request for an individual interpretation regarding the partial deduction of VAT on the municipality’s digitalization expenses.
• The municipality is a registered active taxpayer of VAT.
• The municipality carries out tasks under public law regulations, but also performs activities based on civil law contracts that are subject to VAT regulations.
• The municipality can engage in both taxable transactions subject to VAT and transactions exempt from VAT.
• The municipality incurs various expenses for which suppliers issue VAT invoices.
• In 2022, the municipality implemented a project aimed at increasing its digital capabilities and resilience to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Source: sip.lex.pl

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