The Elongated Shadow of the Use and Enjoyment Rule

Abstract

The “use and enjoyment” place-of-supply rule remains one of the most intricate provisions of the EU VAT legislation because after initial qualification of a supply as taxable outside the EU territory it relocates the taxing rights to the Member State in which the services were performed. Its effects are a constant source of controversies, and in this Column the author reflects on the basis for the legal uncertainty it causes.