- The text is a letter from the Director of the National Tax Information to the recipient.
- The letter confirms that the recipient’s position regarding the VAT deduction from expenses related to a cybersecurity project is correct.
- The letter states that the recipient’s request for an individual interpretation of tax laws was received on August 1, 2023.
- The request concerns the lack of VAT deduction from expenses related to the mentioned project.
- The project involves the modernization of security measures, training for employees, and improvement of public services.
- The recipient, a municipality, is a registered taxpayer and owns the building where the project is being implemented.
- The building is used for both taxable and non-taxable activities, including renting properties and performing public tasks.
- The municipality believes that the expenses incurred for the project serve both taxable and non-taxable activities, and it is difficult to allocate them accurately.
- The municipality also mentions that it has received funding from the European Union for the project and initially declared that VAT would be a qualifying cost.
- However, the municipality is considering changing this declaration based on the possibility of VAT deduction.
- The project must be completed within 18 months from the date of the grant agreement.
Source: sip.lex.pl
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