- The European Commission has called on Germany to comply with EU VAT rules regarding private tuition services.
- Germany is not properly applying EU rules on exempting private tuition services from VAT.
- The VAT Directive requires Member States to exempt private tuition covering school or university education.
- Germany requires private teachers to present a certificate for the VAT exemption to apply, which does not comply with EU law.
- Germany has two months to respond and take necessary measures, otherwise the case may be referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Source: ec.europa.eu
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