- Denial of tax exemption for intra-community supplies
- Tax exemption for intra-community supplies is denied if the delivery is related to VAT fraud and the entrepreneur knew or should have known about it (was not acting in good faith).
- According to the case law of the ECJ, the entrepreneur has the obligation to take measures to prevent involvement in tax fraud.
- In this case, the supplier actively contributed to concealing the true customers and was aware of the VAT fraud.Case: VwGH, April 24, 2024, Ra 2022/15/0042
Source: info.leitnerleitner.com
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