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12 October 2019 at 23:06
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Hi there
The issue of VAT on finance leases is now slightly complicated than in the past years. Firstly the VAT treatment of a lease is not affected by the accounting treatment which follows accounting standards. Secondly following the Mercedes-Benz
Financial Services UK Ltd case (Case C-164/16), it is a requirement to look at the what the leasing contract says in terms of ownership of the computers.
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