- Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance clarified input tax deduction rules
- Managing director of an Austrian IT company filed VAT return claiming input tax deduction
- Tax Office denied input tax deduction due to lack of service description during audit
- Taxpayer appealed, arguing service description was provided verbally
- Federal Finance Court ruled no input tax deduction allowed due to unsatisfied requirements
- Net invoice amount not considered a business expense as payment wasn’t initiated by business
Source: news.bloombergtax.com
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