Morgan Stanley & Co International (Judgment) French Text [2019] EUECJ C-165/17 (24 January 2019)

Morgan Stanley & Co International (Judgment) French Text [2019] EUECJ C-165/17 (24 January 2019)

For expenses incurred by a branch in one Member State that are used exclusively for both taxable and exempt operations of its head office in another Member State, the pro-rata deduction must be calculated by reference to the turnover generated by those specific operations, excluding other activities. Only the...

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Citation
[2019] EUECJ C-165/17
Parties
Applicant: Morgan Stanley & Co International plc; Respondent: Ministre de l’Économie et des Finances (France)
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Preliminary Reference / Judgment
Outcome
Questions answered; interpretation provided to referring court.
Legal Topics
Value Added Tax (vat), Deduction of Input Tax, Mixed Use Expenditure, Branch and Head Office Transactions, Pro Rata Deduction Calculation
Tax Law European Union Law Value Added Tax (vat) Deduction of Input Tax Mixed Use Expenditure Branch and Head Office Transactions Pro Rata Deduction Calculation

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Parties

Morgan Stanley & Co International plc

Applicant

Ministre de l’Économie et des Finances (France)

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Preliminary Reference / Judgment

  1. 1 How should the pro-rata deduction for VAT be calculated for expenses incurred by a branch in one Member State that are used for both taxable and exempt operations of its head office in another Member State?
  2. 2 What rules apply to the allocation of general expenses of a branch that contribute to both its own operations and those of its head office in another Member State?

Ratio Decidendi

For expenses incurred by a branch in one Member State that are used exclusively for both taxable and exempt operations of its head office in another Member State, the pro-rata deduction must be calculated by reference to the turnover generated by those specific operations, excluding other activities. Only the turnover from taxable operations that would also give rise to a deduction if carried out in the branch's Member State is included in the numerator. For general expenses contributing to both the branch's and the head office's operations, the pro-rata deduction is based on the combined turnover of both, but only taxable operations of the head office that would be deductible in the...

Court Disposition

Questions answered; interpretation provided to referring court.

Orders

  • For branch expenses used for both taxable and exempt operations of the head office in another Member State, apply a pro-rata deduction based on the turnover of those operations, with only taxable operations that would be deductible in the branch's Member State in the numerator.
  • For general expenses contributing to both branch and head office operations, the pro-rata deduction is based on the combined turnover, with only taxable operations of the head office that would be deductible in the branch's Member State included in the numerator.