Taxation of Short-Stay Rentals in Historic Building: Legal Battle and VAT Implications

• Entrepreneur buys monumental residential-commercial building and converts it into six apartments
• Apartments are fully furnished and rented out for short-stay
• Rent includes furniture, upholstery, gas, water, electricity, service charges, etc.
• Entrepreneur deducts input tax on renovation costs in full
• Inspector refuses VAT refunds and imposes additional assessments
• Dispute over taxation of future rental of apartments and deduction of input tax
• Court rules that short-stay rental falls under taxable rental with reduced rate
• Court of Justice rules that temporary provision of accommodation should be subject to tax
• Short stay is a suitable condition to determine if activity corresponds to essential function of a hotel

Source: fiscaalvanmorgen.nl

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