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Austria MOF Clarifies Input VAT Deduction Rules for Rented Equipment

  • Austrian MOF clarifies input VAT deduction on rented equipment
  • Taxpayer rented out equipment in Austria, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland
  • Used pro forma invoices to calculate VAT
  • Austrian Tax Office disagreed with exempt treatment of certain transactions
  • Federal Finance Court found that reopening proceedings was warranted
  • Landlord in rental agreement is entitled to input tax deduction
  • VAT assessments for 2012 and 2015 will be amended

Source: news.bloombergtax.com

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