Austria MOF Clarifies VAT Assessment for Construction Costs of Building

• The Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance has clarified the VAT assessment for construction costs of a building.
• A taxpayer claimed VAT amounts for the entire construction costs of a residential and commercial building.
• The Tax Agency denied the claimed business expenses and the deductibility of the disputed VAT.
• The taxpayer appealed for VAT deductibility, but it was denied.
• The Federal Finance Court upheld the Tax Agency’s decision.
• The court found that the intention to rent out the property was not clearly expressed to the outside world.
• The disputed property was used privately by close relatives.
• The agreements between the taxpayer and her family members did not meet the criteria for tax recognition of contracts with close relatives.

Source: news.bloombergtax.com

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