Questão jurídica principal
Whether the taxpayer's work for the partnerships and simple association constituted taxable VAT supplies or non-taxable partner contributions
Decisão extraída
The taxpayer's activities were partner contributions within the social-law duty to contribute, not taxable third-party supplies; the complaint did not show a coherent VAT concept justifying taxation.
Fundamentação extraída
For partner contributions in the form of work or services, the necessary VAT exchange relationship was not established. The tax authority failed to explain how such contributions should be treated within a coherent VAT system, including input tax at partnership and partner level.