Court of Justice of the European Union · Judgment
C-596/21A v Finanzamt M
- Decided
- 2022-11-24
- ECLI
- ECLI:EU:C:2022:921
- CELEX
- 62021CJ0596
- Finality
- Final, the decision cannot be appealed
The court's own keywords
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Taxation – Value added tax (VAT) – Directive 2006/112/EC – Articles 167 and 168 – Right to deduct input VAT – Principle of prohibition of fraud – Chain of supply – Refusal of the right to deduct in the case of fraud – Taxable person – Second purchaser of goods – Fraud affecting part of the VAT due in respect of the first purchase – Scope of the refusal of the right to deduction.
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Read from EU:s publikationsbyrå, Cellar (EUR-Lex och CURIA) on 2026-08-22.
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