Questão jurídica principal
Whether the separate request for a declaratory ruling that no VAT is owed was admissible.
Decisão extraída
The declaratory request was inadmissible because the dispute could be decided through the existing taxable assessment, and the claim would impermissibly expand the subject matter.
Fundamentação extraída
A declaratory ruling requires a current need for protection and is unavailable where a constitutive assessment can be issued. The later-stage request could not broaden the existing dispute over the specific tax assessment period.