- The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that a service recipient does not have a fixed establishment in another EU country merely because they ordered a comprehensive service from an affiliated entity.
- The ruling is binding not only for Romania and Germany, which were directly involved, but also for all other EU member states.
- VAT regulations are standardized across the entire European Union.
- This is the fifth ECJ ruling concerning the concept of a fixed establishment for VAT purposes.
- According to Article 44 of the EU VAT Directive, the place of supply of services to another company is generally the place of the recipient’s business establishment.
- If services are provided to a fixed establishment of the recipient located in a different place than the business establishment, the service should be taxed at that location.
Source: podatki.gazetaprawna.pl
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