“Citing existing exemptions for currency and money transactions in Europe’s VAT Directive, Advocate General Juliane Kokott urged the court to opt against applying a tax to bitcoin purchases and sales. She further argued that bitcoin, while not legal tender, is still a form of money. Swedish tax officials asked the ECJ to look into the matter last June. At the time, the Skatterverket – Sweden’s tax office – challenged a court decision that ruled bitcoin transactions in the country should be exempt from VAT. The publication of the European Court of Justice’s opinion follows the release of bitcoin VAT exemptions by various EU member states.”
http://www.coindesk.com/european-court-of-justice-official-proposes-bitcoin-vat-exemption/
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