- Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance clarified VAT treatment for employee use of employer-owned vehicles
- Taxpayer, a German limited partnership, provided marketing employees with Austrian-registered company vehicles for business and private trips
- Tax Office held taxpayer subject to VAT for providing vehicles for private use
- Taxpayer argued against VAT since it couldn’t deduct input tax on vehicles
- Federal Finance Court agreed with taxpayer, stating taxpayer wasn’t subject to VAT as it didn’t carry out taxable transactions in Austria
Source: news.bloombergtax.com
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