Faxworld (Taxation) French text [2004] EUECJ C-137/02 (29 April 2004)

Faxworld (Taxation) French text [2004] EUECJ C-137/02 (29 April 2004)

A partnership formed solely to prepare for the creation of a company is entitled to deduct input VAT for goods and services acquired, where its only downstream operation is the transfer of all assets to the new company, and the Member State has exercised the option under Article 5(8) and 6(5) of the Sixth VAT...

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Citation
[2004] EUECJ C-137/02
Parties
Respondent: Finanzamt Offenbach am Main-Land; Applicant: Faxworld Vorgründungsgesellschaft Peter Hünninghausen und Wolfgang Klein GbR
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Preliminary Reference / Final Judgment
Outcome
question answered; applicant entitled to deduct input VAT
Legal Topics
VAT Deduction, Preparatory Company Activities, Transmission of Business Assets, Interpretation of Sixth VAT Directive
Tax Law European Union Law VAT Deduction Preparatory Company Activities Transmission of Business Assets Interpretation of Sixth VAT Directive

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Parties

Finanzamt Offenbach am Main-Land

Respondent

Faxworld Vorgründungsgesellschaft Peter Hünninghausen und Wolfgang Klein GbR

Applicant

Procedural Posture

Preliminary Reference / Final Judgment

  1. 1 Whether a preparatory partnership (Vorgründungsgesellschaft) is entitled to deduct input VAT when its sole downstream operation is the transfer of all assets to a newly created company, and the Member State has exercised the option under Article 5(8) and 6(5) of the Sixth VAT Directive to treat such transfer as not subject to VAT.

Ratio Decidendi

A partnership formed solely to prepare for the creation of a company is entitled to deduct input VAT for goods and services acquired, where its only downstream operation is the transfer of all assets to the new company, and the Member State has exercised the option under Article 5(8) and 6(5) of the Sixth VAT Directive to treat such transfer as not subject to VAT, because the transferee is treated as continuing the person of the transferor and the principle of VAT neutrality requires deduction based on the transferee's taxable operations.

Court Disposition

question answered; applicant entitled to deduct input VAT

Orders

  • A partnership formed solely to constitute a company is entitled to deduct input VAT for goods and services acquired, where its only downstream operation is the transfer of all assets to the new company, and the Member State has exercised the option under Article 5(8) and 6(5) of the Sixth VAT Directive to treat such...