The decision in African Consolidated Resources has important VAT implications for holding companies
KEY POINTS
- Holding companies will often be keen to recover their input VAT.
- Initially European cases appeared to have little effect on UK VAT recovery.
- In the ACR case HMRC stressed the absence of detailed contractual documentation between the companies.
- The ECJ stresses the importance of an economic link between management services provided and the price paid for them.
- What are the implications for fixed price contracts especially between related parties?
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