Związek Gmin Zaglebia Miedziowego (Taxation - Judgment) French Text [2019] EUECJ C-566/17 (08 May 2019)

Związek Gmin Zaglebia Miedziowego (Taxation - Judgment) French Text [2019] EUECJ C-566/17 (08 May 2019)

Article 168(a) of Directive 2006/112/EC precludes a national practice allowing a taxable person to deduct the entirety of input VAT on goods and services used for both economic (taxable) and non-economic (non-taxable) activities solely because national law lacks specific allocation rules; only the portion...

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Citation
[2019] EUECJ C-566/17
Parties
Applicant: Związek Gmin Zagłębia Miedziowego w Polkowicach; Respondent: Szef Krajowej Administracji Skarbowej
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Preliminary Ruling (renvoi Préjudiciel) / Judgment
Outcome
Reference answered; national practice allowing full deduction of input VAT on mixed-use expenses due to lack of allocation rules is precluded by EU law.
Legal Topics
Value Added Tax (vat), Deduction of Input Tax, Mixed Use Expenditure, Principle of Neutrality, Principle of Legality of Taxation
Taxation European Union Law Value Added Tax (vat) Deduction of Input Tax Mixed Use Expenditure Principle of Neutrality Principle of Legality of Taxation

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Parties

Związek Gmin Zagłębia Miedziowego w Polkowicach

Applicant

Szef Krajowej Administracji Skarbowej

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Preliminary Ruling (renvoi Préjudiciel) / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether Article 168(a) of Directive 2006/112/EC precludes a national practice allowing full deduction of input VAT on mixed-use goods/services due to absence of national allocation rules.
  2. 2 Whether the principle of VAT neutrality and legality are breached by such national practice.

Ratio Decidendi

Article 168(a) of Directive 2006/112/EC precludes a national practice allowing a taxable person to deduct the entirety of input VAT on goods and services used for both economic (taxable) and non-economic (non-taxable) activities solely because national law lacks specific allocation rules; only the portion attributable to taxable activities is deductible.

Court Disposition

Reference answered; national practice allowing full deduction of input VAT on mixed-use expenses due to lack of allocation rules is precluded by EU law.

Orders

  • Article 168(a) of Directive 2006/112/EC precludes a national practice authorizing full deduction of input VAT on mixed-use goods/services due to absence of allocation rules.