VAT Exemption for Welfare Associations: Second-Hand Shops, Bike Repairs, and Social Services Expanded

• Tax exemption under § 4 No. 18 UStG applies to welfare organizations for activities like operating second-hand shops or bicycle repair workshops.
• The regulation clarifies that services to economically needy persons at below-market prices are tax-exempt.
• Tax exemption also covers counseling for relatives of addicts, family cures, marriage and life counseling, and support for ex-prisoners and prostitutes.
• Services related to migration, such as counseling and assistance for migrants, asylum seekers, resettlers, and refugees, including accommodation and care in refugee facilities, are also tax-exempt.

Source: bundesfinanzministerium.de

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