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Uudenmaan LO 24.5.1995 627/4 AI generated

Court holds that a federation's shared financial services constitute taxable business activity requiring VAT.

Case Number Uudenmaan LO 24.5.1995 627/4
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Administrative Court ruled that a federation's provision of shared financial services to other federations constitutes taxable business activity. The court found that despite internal cost allocation, the services were sold at a price covering all direct and indirect costs, linking them to the federation's other taxable operations. Consequently, the federation was obligated to pay value-added tax on these services under the Value-Added Tax Act.

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ArvonlisäveroL 1 § 1 mom; ArvonlisäveroL 2 § 1 mom; ArvonlisäveroL 17 §; ArvonlisäveroL 18 § 2 mom: Services provided by an association to other associations, where costs are covered by a price reflecting all associated expenses and linked to the association's other taxable business, are considered business activity subject to value-added tax.

Keywords

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value-added tax obligation business activity definition association financial services cost allocation principle taxable transaction scope

Cited Legislation

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ArvonlisäveroL 1 § 1 mom
ArvonlisäveroL 1 § 1 mom
ArvonlisäveroL 2 § 1 mom
ArvonlisäveroL 2 § 1 mom
ArvonlisäveroL 17 §
ArvonlisäveroL 18 § 2 mom
ArvonlisäveroL 18 § 2 mom
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kho-precedent_2001_45
Supreme Administrative Court allows VAT deduction for group members on property sale costs if properties were used in taxable business.
kho-precedent_2012_15
Court allows VAT deduction for parking lot construction and operations as a tax-exempt business activity under VAT Directive.
kho-precedent_1998_12
Supreme Administrative Court allowed tax deduction for share loss by permitting application of income tax law section 56.
kho-precedent_2001_63
Finnish Supreme Administrative Court ruled MBA costs are business expenses, not salary, exempting employer from advance tax withholding.
kho-precedent_1997_19
VAT deduction denied for association's travel support grant treated as service price under VAT Act.

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Yhdistyksen rahoitusosasto hoiti omien rahoitusasioiden lisäksi

kahden muun yhdistyksen varainhankintaa ja likviditeetin

hallintaan liittyvät palvelut, raportoinnin sekä

muita rahoitustoiminnan palveluja. Toimintojen kustannukset

jaettiin aiheuttamisperiaatteella omakustannuspohjalta yhdistysten

kesken.

Palvelujen myyntiä, kun otettiin huomioon sen liittyminen

yhdistyksen muuhun verolliseen liiketoimintaan ja se, että

myynti tapahtui välittömät ja välilliset kustannukset kattavaan

hintaan, harjoitettiin liiketoiminnan muodossa. Yhdistys

oli näin ollen velvollinen suorittamaan arvonlisäveroa

palvelujen myynnistä.

ArvonlisäveroL 1 § 1 mom

ArvonlisäveroL 2 § 1 mom

ArvonlisäveroL 17 §

ArvonlisäveroL 18 § 2 mom