- The Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance posted a Federal Finance Court decision online.
- The decision involved denial of input VAT deductions in suspected fraudulent transactions.
- The taxpayer, a motor vehicle dealership, claimed a VAT exemption on deliveries to a Dutch intermediary.
- The Tax Agency denied the exemption due to lack of proper documentation and suspected VAT fraud.
- The taxpayer argued that formal deficiencies should not negate the exemption if material requirements were met.
- The Federal Finance Court upheld the denial of the VAT exemption.
- The court found the taxpayer was aware of the fraudulent nature of the transactions.
- European Court of Justice case law prohibits exemptions without good faith.
- A longstanding business relationship and justification for using an intermediary were insufficient to counter evidence of fraud.
Source: news.bloombergtax.com
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