- ECJ issued a ruling on German VAT refund rules for Case No. C-83/23
- Taxpayer involved in sale-and-leaseback transactions with boats
- Taxpayer deducted input tax on boats purchased from Italy, treated as intra-community supplies
- German tax authority denied deduction, taxpayer sought VAT recalculation after supplier’s insolvency
- ECJ agreed with tax authority, ruled that service recipient can’t directly request VAT refund if supplier already received refund
Source: news.bloombergtax.com
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