Both the first and the second purchaser in a supply chain may be denied the deduction of input VAT in the full amount if they were aware of a VAT fraud. The alternative brought by the referring German Tax Court to limit the non-deductible input VAT amount to the actual tax loss suffered by the State was rejected by the ECJ. ECJ judgment of 24 November 2022 C‑596/21 Finanzamt M
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