- Reduced tax rate applies to the supply of wood chips as firewood
- Wood chips are made from various types of wood, including industrial chips from sawmill residues and forest chips from treetop or weak wood during forest maintenance
- The application of the reduced tax rate has been a topic of discussion
- The BMF clarified the application of the reduced VAT rate on wood chips as firewood in a letter dated 15 July 2025
- Previous guidance from 17 April 2025 was withdrawn on 6 June 2025
- Until the new guidance, principles from BMF letters dated 4 April 2023 and 29 September 2023 remained in effect
- The BFH ruled that wood chips qualify for the reduced tax rate if considered firewood under EU guidelines
- This decision followed a broad interpretation of firewood by the European Court of Justice
Source: datenbank.nwb.de
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