- Court in The Hague ruled that a commercial laboratory can apply VAT exemption for services related to preventive healthcare.
- The laboratory in question provides STI tests to consumers.
- Consumers order tests online, collect samples, and send them to an external laboratory for analysis.
- The external laboratory has Big-registered medical professionals.
- The court ruled that the exemption applies because the analysis was performed by a Big-registered professional.
- This ruling contradicts the tax authorities’ previous stance that medical laboratories must be considered medical institutions and can only apply for VAT exemption if they are non-profit.
- The tax authorities are expected to appeal the ruling.
Source: fiscaalvanmorgen.nl
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