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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8812

22 October 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 29 / 30
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/court of justice
Activities of open-ended investment companies are economic activities and therefore taxable for VAT purposes

Luxembourg, 21/10/2004 (Agence Europe) - The European Court of Justice has ruled in a case between the BBL and the Belgian State, in which it points out that the activities carried out by open-ended investment companies (SICAVs) are economic activities and those companies are therefore taxable persons for VAT purposes, a press release states. Management and consultancy services supplied to such companies are taxable under the legislation in force in the State in which the SICAVs have...

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