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VAT Treatment of Grants: BMF Guidance on Purpose and Payment Boundaries

  • BMF guidance of 11 June 2024 addresses VAT treatment of grants
  • Boundary between payment for a supply and non-taxable grant determined by recipient and purpose of grant
  • Examples provided to illustrate boundary: one involving management service agreement, another involving license agreement
  • BMF guidance must be applied in all open cases according to VAT Application Decree
  • Distinction between payment for benefit and non-taxable grant based on recipient and purpose of grant

Source: assets.kpmg.com

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