- UK Court of Appeal’s decision in Hotel La Tour has dashed hopes of recovering VAT on deal fees in share sales
- Hotel La Tour sought to recover VAT on marketing, legal, and accountancy fees related to share sale for fundraising
- First-tier and Upper Tribunals accepted argument, but Court of Appeal did not recognize a rule for VAT recovery
- Court of Appeal stated VAT can only be recovered if there is a direct link to taxable output transactions or economic activity
- Possibility of rift between UK and EU case law on VAT due to interpretation of CJEU’s decision in SKF
- Decision may lead to further litigation to determine recoverability of VAT on deal fees
Source: europeantax.blog
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