- Danish Customs and Tax Administration clarified VAT rules on advisory service expenses related to sale of capital shares
- Taxpayer is a company registered for consulting services and holding capital shares
- Tax Agency disallowed input VAT deduction on advisory service expenses for VAT-exempt letting after sale
- National Tax Court ruled expenses for advisory services directly linked to VAT-exempt sale of shares
- Taxpayer not entitled to deduction for input VAT on consultancy services
- Expenses not considered general expenses as they were directly connected to VAT-exempt sale of shares
- Purpose of company’s sale of shares irrelevant to right of deduction
Source: globalvatcompliance.com
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