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Umsatzsteuer Newsletter 03/2013
Deduction of input VAT by shareholders
The Supreme Tax Court’s V and XI Senate currently hold diverging views on VAT deduction by shareholders. While the XI Senate construes the European Court of Justice’s statements in the case of Polski Trawertyn quite widely, thereby making VAT deduction easier, the V Senate adheres to its restrictive interpretation. The European Court of Justice will have to clarify these interpretation issues.
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Umsatzsteuer Newsletter 02/2013
Tax evasion in the trading of CO2
It was not until the raid of the Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt am Main (Germany) in December 2012 that everyone first started talking about CO2 emission certificate tax evasion. Tax, in an amount exceeding EUR 260m, is said to have been evaded. Six defendants were sentenced to long-term imprisonment following the Frankfurt am Main Regional Court’s first judgment. The Federal Court of Justice rejected the defendants‘ appeals. Further criminal proceedings are pending.
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Umsatzsteuer Newsletter 01/2013
A look across the border
Due to the mandatory adaption of Invoicing Directive 2010/45/EU, all EU member states had to amend their national VAT laws by the end of 2012. In addition, VAT rates are rising again and some other amendments require reporting.
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