- Entrepreneurs are winning the fight against the tax office for a VAT refund
- The dispute is about using an 8% instead of a 5% VAT rate for take-out meals
- After years of legal battles, the tax office withdrew its cassation appeal in August 2024
- This decision allows the industry to reclaim overpaid taxes and makes it easier for entrepreneurs to assert their rights
- There are three different VAT rates for the same product in the gastronomy industry
- Entrepreneurs can demand a VAT refund based on a ruling from the CJEU
- The tax office misinterpreted the ruling of the EU court
- Entrepreneurs in the gastronomy industry can now seek a VAT refund for using an 8% instead of a 5% VAT rate for take-out meals
Source: ksiegowosc.infor.pl
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