Austrian Court Clarifies NoVA and VAT Liability for Cross-Border Vehicle Purchases and Statute Limitations

• The Austrian Federal Finance Court clarified tax liability for NoVA and VAT on cross-border vehicle acquisitions.
• The court found Austria to be the taxpayer’s center of life, making the vehicle taxable there.
• The vehicle’s acquisition and use in Austria was deemed an intra-Community acquisition, subject to NoVA and VAT.
• The statute of limitations for tax assessments was validly extended, so the assessments were not time-barred.
• The taxpayer’s appeal was dismissed.

Source: news.bloombergtax.com

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