- ECJ issued a preliminary ruling on Hungarian input VAT deduction rules
- Taxpayer was unable to deduct input tax due to payment requirements
- Legislative amendment allowed deductions, but tax agency declined to pay interest on refunds
- ECJ ruled that taxpayer can claim VAT refund and late payment interest for regulatory infringement
- Taxpayer can make a second claim for interest related to same infringement of EU law
- Taxpayer can make a second claim based on new case law if not known before
- Each EU country can determine procedures for late payment interest claims.
Source: news.bloombergtax.com
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