Zero VAT Rate - Not for All Hotels, But Still Debatable

Evgeny Timin, Senior Lawyer at the Tax Services Department of FBK Legal, has authored an article for the Glavbukh Journal (Issue No. 8), where he discusses, among other things, an alternative way to defend the zero VAT rate for hotel services.

He argues that companies do have arguments to justify applying the zero VAT rate for hotel services. Tax authorities are currently in a dispute with business, demanding the tax on services provided by objects not listed in the official hotel register. However, you can challenge the authorities in such cases. Judges have often sided with business, and there is an alternative way to secure tax exemption.

Read the full article for details.