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Federal Finance Court rules on input tax deduction for a managing holding company

  • The Federal Fiscal Court has ruled on the input tax deduction of a business management holding company.
  • The input tax deduction of a holding company is denied if the services are not directly related to the holding’s own turnover but to the turnover of third parties (subsidiaries).
  • This ruling follows a decision by the European Court of Justice in 2022.
  • The ruling is relevant for the value-added tax treatment of a leadership holding company.
  • The decision addresses tax planning models involving a business management holding company.

Source: datenbank.nwb.de

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