- Voluntary payments from a private sponsor to an orchestra musician for organizing a concert and hiring a conductor are not subject to VAT.
- Such payments are considered non-taxable subsidies (“echter Zuschuss”) under Austrian VAT law.
- There was no obligation or service in return for the payment.
- The payment does not constitute taxable consideration for a service.
- Decision: BFG, 15.09.2025, RV/2100518/2022.
Source: leitnerleitner.com
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