Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/171139 
Year of Publication: 
2017
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 6675
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
An important question is whether VAT exemption of financial services is a desirable property or whether it is justified only due to practical and administrative necessity. This paper singles out a number of financial services for discussion of this issue in a context allowing for other taxes and other preexisting distortions. It discusses taxation of intermediation that facilitates savings and borrowing, payment services and currency exchange. It also elaborates on the distortionary effects of taxing intermediate goods due to VAT exemption with focus on exports and consumer prices.
Subjects: 
financial services
indirect taxation
value added tax
VAT exemptions
JEL: 
H20
H21
H22
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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