Return of expropriated land and compensation to municipality: What about VAT?

• The return of expropriated land in exchange for a valued compensation is not considered a supply of goods, according to the Administrative Court in Wrocław
• A municipality returned expropriated land to the legal successor of the previous owner
• The municipality believed the return of the property would be VAT exempt, but the tax authority disagreed
• The tax authority stated that the basis for taxation should be the compensation amount minus VAT
• The tax authority considered the transaction as a taxable supply of goods, not a return of goods

Source: podatki.gazetaprawna.pl

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