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Tax Appeals Board Decision on VAT Registration for Subletting of Building Space

  • Tax Appeals Board Decision No. SKNA12-2024-16 clarifies voluntary VAT registration by notification
  • Taxpayer sublet first floor of building to a restaurant
  • Taxpayer not entitled to input deductions for rent and tenant adaptations for sublet
  • Taxpayer claimed subletting was voluntary registration by notification under VAT Act
  • Tax Appeals Board agreed with Secretariat’s recommendation to deny deductions
  • Leasing of real estate exempt from VAT from sixth period of 2018 to second period of 2021
  • Agreement didn’t state subletting was subject to VAT
  • Taxpayer not entitled to deductions as there was no active choice to apply VAT

Source: news.bloombergtax.com

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