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ECJ's decision in Kretztechnik

 
 
Greg Sinfield Head of Indirect Tax at Lovells discusses the implications of the ECJ's decision in Kretztechnik and what might happen next
 
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has given its decision in Kretztechnik.1 In summary the ECJ followed the Opinion of the Advocate-General2 and decided that:
 
●     a share issue is not a supply; and
 
●     input tax incurred in relation to a share issue is recoverable at the company's residual rate.
 
The ECJ's decision raises a number of questions. What does the decision mean? What should HM Revenue & Customs and taxpayers do now? Are there any wider implications?
 
The background and facts of the case are...

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