Press Release: Judgment in Case C-264/14 Skatteverket v David Hedqvist

Author (Corporate)	European Court of Justice: Press and Information Division
Series Title	Press Release
Series Details	No.128, 2015 (22.10.15)
Publication Date	22/10/2015
Content Type	News
	The European Court of Justice decided on 22 October 2015 that the exchange of traditional currencies for units of the Bitcoin virtual currency was exempt from VAT.
Source Link	Primary Source http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2015-10/cp150128en.pdf
Related Links	ESO: Background information: Bitcoin. Market, economics and regulation http://www.europeansources.info/record/bitcoin-market-economics-and-regulation/ EurActiv, 22.10.15: EU's highest court exempts Bitcoins from VAT http://www.euractiv.com/sections/euro-finance/eus-highest-court-exempts-bitcoins-vat-318766
Subject Categories	Internal Markets, Law
Countries / Regions	Europe