Germany MOF Issues Guidance on Incorrect VAT Invoices for End Consumers: Recent Case Law Clarifications

German Ministry of Finance issued guidance on incorrect VAT invoices to end consumers
Guidance clarifies that incorrectly invoiced VAT amount isn’t owed if no risk to tax revenue
Federal Fiscal Court judgment superseded by ECJ judgment regarding VAT amounts incorrectly invoiced to end consumers
ECJ judgment doesn’t apply to incorrect VAT invoices issued to businesses or scenarios covered under German VAT Act Sec. 14c(2)
Guidance applies to all open cases

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