- Advocate-General Ettema does not consider the rental of movable crates as a form of VAT-exempt rental of immovable property
- She suggests the High Council to reconsider the case law on ‘rental-plus’
- A company provides movable wooden crates to tenants for storage, with tenants placing the locked crates in a storage warehouse
- The provision of the crates does not fall under the exemption for real estate rental, as it involves additional services with added value
- The Advocate-General concludes that the crates are movable goods and not considered immovable
- The High Council should potentially revise its case law on ‘rental-plus’ based on criteria for composite services from recent EU Court of Justice rulings
Source: taxence.nl
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