No VAT Refund for Foreign Company Due to Incorrect VAT on Invoices for Foreign-Taxed Services

• The case concerns a Swiss company that requested a VAT refund in Greece for €236,051.76.
• The VAT was charged on 16 invoices issued by a Greek company for services provided in 2008.
• The refund request was rejected by the Greek tax authority.
• The company appealed, and the Athens Administrative Court of Appeal issued a preliminary decision for further review.
• The main issue is the incorrect VAT charge on invoices for services taxable in the company’s home country, not Greece, resulting in no right to a VAT refund.

Source: taxheaven.gr

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