The Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance posted a Federal Finance Court decision clarifying liability for standard consumption tax (NoVA) and VAT on cross-border vehicle acquisitions. The ruling addresses the taxpayer’s center of life and the statute of limitations for assessments, upholding the Austrian Tax Office’s assessment in a case involving a German citizen residing in Austria who purchased a vehicle in Germany. The court dismissed the taxpayer’s arguments that the center of vital interests was in Germany and that the assessments were time-barred.
The court upheld the Austrian Tax Office’s assessment that the taxpayer was liable for NoVA and VAT, based on the taxpayer’s center of life being in Austria.
Jan. 8, 2024.
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