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VAT blow for reinsurance industry
In a case involving Swiss Re, The European Court of Justice (‘ECJ’) yesterday ruled that VAT is now liable on the sale of reinsurance contracts. This is a reversal on usual industry practise, and may have a big negative cash flow impact on those selling reinsurance and insurance contracts.The case was based on the sale of reinsurance contracts between...

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