- Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance posted Federal Finance Court Decision No. GZ. RV/7101450/2022 online
- Decision clarifies loss of right to deduct input tax due to VAT evasion
- Taxpayer contracted for renovation of property
- Contracting company hired non-existent accounting company
- Tax Agency assessed sales tax by reducing input tax deduction
- Federal Finance Court upheld Tax Agency’s decision
- Taxpayer failed to comply with duty of care in suspecting VAT evasion
Source: news.bloombergtax.com
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