Icade Promotion (Opinion) French Text [2021] EUECJ C-299/20_O (20 May 2021)

Icade Promotion (Opinion) French Text [2021] EUECJ C-299/20_O (20 May 2021)

Article 392 of Directive 2006/112/EC does not apply to the resale of land that was acquired as non-building land and was not subject to VAT at acquisition, even if it is later transformed into building land or modified before resale. The margin taxation regime is reserved for cases where the acquisition was subject...

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Citation
[2021] EUECJ C-299/20_O
Parties
Applicant: Icade Promotion SAS, anciennement Icade Promotion Logement SAS; Respondent: Ministère de l’Action et des Comptes publics
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Preliminary Reference / Opinion of Advocate General
Outcome
Opinion proposes that Article 392 of Directive 2006/112/EC does not permit margin taxation for resale of land acquired as non-building land and subsequently transformed or modified before resale; such sales are subject to the general VAT regime.
Legal Topics
Value Added Tax (vat), Directive 2006/112/ec, Taxation on the Margin, Real Estate Transactions, Interpretation of EU Directives
European Union Law Tax Law Value Added Tax (vat) Directive 2006/112/ec Taxation on the Margin Real Estate Transactions Interpretation of EU Directives

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Parties

Icade Promotion SAS, anciennement Icade Promotion Logement SAS

Applicant

Ministère de l’Action et des Comptes publics

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Preliminary Reference / Opinion of Advocate General

  1. 1 Does Article 392 of Directive 2006/112/EC permit application of margin taxation to sales of building land where the acquisition was not subject to VAT or where VAT was not deductible?
  2. 2 Does Article 392 exclude margin taxation where land acquired as non-building land is transformed into building land or modified before resale?

Ratio Decidendi

Article 392 of Directive 2006/112/EC does not apply to the resale of land that was acquired as non-building land and was not subject to VAT at acquisition, even if it is later transformed into building land or modified before resale. The margin taxation regime is reserved for cases where the acquisition was subject to non-deductible VAT or where the acquisition, though not subject to VAT, incorporated a non-deductible VAT amount in the price. Substantial modifications or transformation of the land before resale exclude the application of margin taxation; such transactions fall under the general VAT regime on the full sale price.

Court Disposition

Opinion proposes that Article 392 of Directive 2006/112/EC does not permit margin taxation for resale of land acquired as non-building land and subsequently transformed or modified before resale; such sales are subject to the general VAT regime.