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Poland seeks EU court clarity on VAT treatment of cash-settled carbon derivatives

Published 21:09 on March 24, 2026 / Last updated at 21:09 on March 24, 2026 / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), Net Zero Transition (Litigation)

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Poland’s top administrative court has asked the EU’s highest court to clarify whether cash-settled derivatives linked to carbon allowances should be exempt from value-added tax (VAT), in a case that could have implications for ETS participants across the bloc.
Poland’s top administrative court has asked the EU’s highest court to clarify whether cash-settled derivatives linked to carbon allowances should be exempt from value-added tax (VAT), in a case that could have implications for ETS participants across the bloc.


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