Tax treatment of additional royalties for past copyright licenses under VAT law (BFH XI. Senate)

• The case involves the tax treatment of additional royalties for past transferred copyrights
• The Federal Fiscal Court ruled that royalties under § 32a of the Copyright Act are directly related to the original contract
• The plaintiff’s appeal against the decision of the Düsseldorf Fiscal Court was dismissed
• The plaintiff, a screenwriter, had agreements with various production companies for film scripts
• Additional royalties were invoiced to the production companies based on a new compensation model
• The plaintiff was required to pay the costs of the appeal process

Source: bundesfinanzhof.de

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