- Advocate General challenges Belgian Adjustment Rules for VAT Deduction on Renovation Works
- Advocate General confirmed that renovation works do not qualify as immovable investment goods
- Standard adjustment period for VAT deduction is 5 years
- Extensive renovation works on buildings typically fall under 5-year adjustment period
- Case involves a law firm undergoing extensive renovation works between 2007 and 2015
- Law firm claimed adjustment of previously non-deducted VAT based on 15-year adjustment period
- Tax authorities argued for 5-year adjustment period, leading to a dispute in court
Source: vat-consult.be
For the Opinion of the AG, see HERE
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