GTL Summary:

Article 21 of the GCC Common VAT Agreement sets out special rules for determining the place of supply for certain services. It mandates that for specific categories, the place of supply is the location where the service is actually performed. This rule applies to three distinct groups: firstly, all restaurant, hotel, and catering services. Secondly, it covers cultural, artistic, sport, educational, and recreational services. Thirdly, it applies to services linked to transported goods when supplied by a taxable supplier in one Member State to a non-taxable customer in another, thereby clarifying the tax jurisdiction for these specific B2C supplies.

Document Type: Tax Law Article
Law: Common VAT Agreement
Article Number: 21
Country: 🏳️ GCC
Location: Chapter 3 - Place of Supply › Part 2 - Place of Supply of Services › Section 2 - Special Cases
Order: 21
Last updated at: 2025-12-19 09:23:02 UTC

Chapter 3 - Place of Supply

Part 2 - Place of Supply of Services

Section 2 - Special Cases

Article 21 - Supply of Other Services

The place of supply for the following Services shall be the place of actual performance:

  1. restaurant, hotel and catering services.

  2. cultural, artistic, sport, educational and recreational Services.

  3. services linked to transported Goods supplied from a taxable Supplier residing in a Member State to a non-taxable Customer residing in another Member State.

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