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BFH Resolution: Interest on Arrears and Union Law Compatibility up to 2018

  • BFH issued statement on compatibility of interest on arrears with Union law
  • No serious doubt regarding compatibility of §§ 233a, 238 (1) AO with Union law for interest periods up to 31 December 2018
  • BFH addressed legality of interest assessment and affirmed German regulation is in line with EU law
  • Possibilities for equitable remission of interest in accordance with §§ 163, 227 AO still exist
  • Special circumstances must be asserted for remission of interest
  • BFH has not conclusively ruled on equitable cases but has positively decided on other case constellations
  • BFH extended case law on property developer cases to other transactions in accordance with § 13b para. 2 UStG.

Source: hub.kpmg.de

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