Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber), 20 June 2013

Her Majesty’s Commissioners of Revenue and Customs v Paul Newey

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber)

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Sixth VAT Directive — Article 2(1) and Article 6(1) — Meaning of ‘supply of services’ — Supply of advertising and loan broking services — Exemptions — Economic and commercial reality of the transactions — Abusive practices — Transactions with the sole aim of obtaining a tax advantage

Case C‑653/11


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
18/07/2013 Newey
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2013:409
20/06/2013 Newey
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2013:409
20/06/2013 Newey
Application (OJ)
17/02/2012 Newey
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Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Upper Tribunal - Interpretation of Article 9(2)(e) and Article 13B(d)of the Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes – Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment (OJ 1977 L 145, p. 1) – Exemption of supplies of loan broking services – Loan broking activity directed to the United Kingdom of a company established in Jersey relying on the services of a person established in the United Kingdom – Attribution of the activity to the company established in Jersey or to the person established in the United Kingdom

Systematic classification scheme

1.
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.10 Tax provisions
    4.10.02 Harmonization of tax legislation
      4.10.02.01 Value added tax
        4.10.02.01.02 Scope
          4.10.02.01.02.03 Taxable transactions
            4.10.02.01.02.03.03 Supply of services


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 19/12/2011

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

20/06/2013


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 65 from 03.03.2012, p.6

Judgment: OJ C 225 from 03.08.2013, p.19

Name of the parties

Newey

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Khan, Anbreen ; Hughes, Emma: Ocean Finance: Economic and commercial reality, Tax Journal 2013 Issue 1175 p.24-25 (EN)
  2. Seiler, Markus: EuGH zur Bedeutung von Vertragsbestimmungen bei rein künstlichen Gestaltungen im Bereich der Umsatzsteuer, Ecolex 2013 p.733-734 (DE)
  3. Anderson, David ; Lesar, Judith: VAT focus. Recent cases on the principle of abuse of law, Tax Journal 2013 nº 1183 p.18-19 (EN)
  4. Mosbrucker, Anne-Laure: Fraude à la TVA. Sanction d'un montage purement artificiel destiné à contourner l'imposition à la TVA, Europe 2013 Août Comm. nº 8-9 p.43 (FR)
  5. Squires, Lee ; Bantock, Fiona: VAT focus. The VAT briefing for July, Tax Journal 2013 Issue 1177 p.18-19 (EN)
  6. Swinkels, J.J.P.: Beslissingen in belastingzaken 2014 nº 49 (NL)
  7. Tromp, F.: Paul Newey en de rechtsvinding, Weekblad voor fiscaal recht 2014 p.316-321 (NL)
  8. de Paul Tetang, Franc: La jurisprudence de la Cour de justice et du Tribunal de l'Union européenne, Revue du droit de l'Union européenne 2018 nº 1-2018 p.245-254 (FR)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) - United Kingdom

Subject-matter

  • Taxation
  • - Value added tax

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

  • Reference for a preliminary ruling

Formation of the Court

troisième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Toader

Advocate General

Mengozzi

Language(s) of the Case

  • English

Language(s) of the Opinion

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