- The Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance posted a decision on input VAT deductions for test vehicles.
- An engine manufacturing plant claimed a VAT deduction for test vehicles used in engine development.
- The Tax Office denied the deduction.
- The Federal Finance Court found the test vehicles were frequently modified and different from production vehicles.
- The vehicles were similar to racing cars and couldn’t be registered as passenger cars without high costs.
- The input VAT deduction exclusion didn’t apply as the vehicles lacked passenger car characteristics.
Source: news.bloombergtax.com
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