Germany Updates List of NATO Headquarters for VAT Exemptions and Tax Relief

• The German Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) has issued an update regarding the list of NATO headquarters for the purpose of VAT exemptions.
• The update is based on the Supplementary Agreement to the Protocol on NATO Headquarters and the VAT exemption under § 4 No. 7 sentence 1 letter d of the German VAT Act.
• Article 14 (2) of the Supplementary Agreement exempts supplies and services provided by a NATO headquarters, as well as supplies and services to a headquarters, under certain conditions.
• The conditions for VAT exemption are similar to those for VAT exemption under Article 67 of the Supplementary Agreement to the NATO Status of Forces Agreement.
• Section 4 No. 7 sentence 1 letter d of the German VAT Act exempts supplies and services to intergovernmental institutions and their members in another member state, subject to certain conditions.
• The delivery of new vehicles, which is subject to acquisition tax under § 1b (2) and (3) of the German VAT Act, is explicitly excluded from the VAT exemption under § 4 No. 7 of the German VAT Act.
• NATO headquarters are considered intergovernmental institutions.

Source: datenbank.nwb.de

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