Question juridique clé
Whether the transfer of the television rights against assumption of debts constituted a taxable VAT exchange of services
Solution extraite
Yes. The rights were transferred in return for the assumption of equivalent debts, so a consideration-based transaction existed.
Motifs extraits
The court upheld the factual findings that the accounting records, board minutes and audit reports showed reciprocal benefits of equal value; the taxpayer failed to show arbitrariness in those findings.