- Recovery of overcharged VAT has been a contentious issue in the EU
- Recent CJEU cases provide clarity on reclaiming overcharged VAT in B2C transactions
- In P GmbH case, the CJEU allowed recovery of overcharged VAT as customers were final consumers
- Pending case C-794/23 will clarify VAT recovery in transactions involving both B2B and B2C
- In Schütte case, farmer was unable to recover overcharged VAT from sellers due to statute of limitations
- CJEU addressed whether buyers can recover incorrectly charged VAT from tax authorities when sellers do not refund
Source: assets.kpmg.com
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