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Revocation of Cash Accounting Permission Due to Abuse: BFH Ruling of 12 July 2023

  • The BFH has ruled on the revocation of permission to use cash accounting due to abuse.
  • The case involves a trader who taxes his revenue based on payments received.
  • The trader was found to be issuing invoices with VAT but not collecting payment for several years.
  • The tax authorities revoked the approval to tax the transactions based on payments received.
  • The plaintiff’s appeal was viewed as justified by the BFH.
  • The BFH stated that the revocation of the administrative act is not permissible if the issuance of the act was required.
  • The BFH also discussed the interpretation of the term “owed” in relation to VAT deductions.
  • The ruling is relevant to the tax procedures of the recipients of the supplies.

Source: hub.kpmg.de

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