Transactions relating to banking, financial activities and, in general, trading in securities and money, as these activities are defined by decree, may, where they are exempt from value added tax, be subject to this tax by option.
The taxable person who has exercised the option applies it only to transactions that he determines. This option may be terminated as from 1 January of the fifth year following that in which it was exercised.
The option or its termination takes effect as from the first day of the month following that in which it is made to the tax department.
By way of derogation from the second paragraph, the option made by a single taxable person constituted pursuant to article 256 C is exercised by sector of activity.