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In its ruling of 07.11.2019, the German Federal Fiscal Court decided that the concept of immovable property for income tax purposes does not have to be congruent with that for VAT purposes. Rather, movable objects can also constitute buildings for income tax purposes. The German Ministry of Finance has taken this as an opportunity to update its letter on the topic of construction withholding tax. This subject is of special interest due to recent geopolitical developments and the associated rethinking of energy production - as the ruling dealt with photovoltaic systems. However, the scope of application is of course much broader and extends to cover all types of structures and parts thereof.
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Umsatzsteuer Newsletter 33/2022
If the tax office denies a recipient his input VAT deduction, the recipient, under certain conditions, is granted a direct claim (= so-called Reemtsma claim) against the tax office. Shortly after the Federal Ministry of Finance’s letter, the Fiscal Court of Münster referred a related question to the ECJ (decision of 27 June 2022 – 15 K 2327/20 AO; Schütte - C-453/22). It asked the ECJ to clarify some important questions of application. In essence, this concerns the relationship between the supplier’s VAT adjustment procedure of the unduly charged VAT and the recipient’s Reemtsma claim. It should also be clarified to what extent the beneficiary must take civil action as a matter of priority.
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Umsatzsteuer Newsletter 32/2022
Trading in emission reductions for the purposes of the greenhouse gas reduction quota (GHG quota) has grown significantly in importance as a result of a change in the law with effect from 2022. However, the tax authorities have so far only selectively commented on the VAT treatment of the supplies of services generated by the various participants in GHG quota trading. All parties involved have significant pitfalls to take into account and should examine their relationships and VAT treatments with respect to possible risks.
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