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G Kostov v Direktor na Direktsia ‘Obzhalvane i upravlenie na izpalnenieto’ – Varna pri Tsentralno upravlenie na Natsionalnata agentsia za prihodite

Bailiff: whether a ‘taxable person’

In the Bulgarian case of G Kostov v Direktor na Direktsia ‘Obzhalvane i upravlenie na izpalnenieto’ – Varna pri Tsentralno upravlenie na Natsionalnata agentsia za prihodite (CJEU Case C-62/12) the CJEU held that art 9(1) of Directive 2006/112/EC ‘is to be interpreted as meaning that a natural person who is already a taxable person for value added tax purposes in respect of his activities as a self-employed bailiff must be regarded as a ‘taxable person’ in respect of any other economic activity carried out occasionally provided that that activity constitutes an activity within the meaning of the second subparagraph of art 9(1)’.

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Why it matters: Article 9(1) of Directive 2006/112/EC defines a ‘taxable person’. The CJEU held that a self-employed bailiff who was a ‘taxable person’ for VAT was also required to account for VAT in respect of...

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