- German Federal Fiscal Court (BFH) refers three cases to CJEU on VAT apportionment for accommodation services
- Question is whether the “apportionment requirement” for supplies of accommodation services under German VAT Act is in line with EU VAT directive
- Accommodation services subject to reduced VAT rate of 7%, while ancillary services subject to standard rate of 19%
- Previous BFH rulings found breakfast services and parking facilities not subject to reduced VAT rate
- CJEU has doubts on apportionment requirement contradicting EU VAT law
- Preliminary ruling requests consider exclusion of services not directly facilitating short-term accommodation from reduced VAT rate
- German tax authorities rejected hoteliers’ view on ancillary services, leading to referral to CJEU
- Taxable persons providing services under apportionment requirement should consider lodging objection with tax authorities and applying for suspension of enforcement.
Source: taxathand.com
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