Question juridique clé
Whether the transfer of the antiques stock against assumption of bank debt constituted a taxable delivery of goods for VAT purposes
Solution extraite
Yes. The company transferred economic disposal power over the goods in exchange for the buyer's assumption of its bank debt, so the VAT delivery rule was met.
Motifs extraits
The civil-law form of the transaction and the bookkeeping entries showed a transfer of disposal power. A claimed security transfer or later characterization could not undo the taxable supply; the buyer could dispose of the stock in practice.