ITH Comercial Timişoara (Judgment) French Text [2020] EUECJ C-734/19 (12 November 2020)

ITH Comercial Timişoara (Judgment) French Text [2020] EUECJ C-734/19 (12 November 2020)

The right to deduct VAT on investment expenses is not lost when the investment is abandoned due to circumstances beyond the taxpayer's control, provided the taxpayer maintains the intention to use the goods/services for taxable activities. No regularization of VAT is required in such cases. The commissionaire...

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Citation
[2020] EUECJ C-734/19
Parties
Applicant: ITH Comercial Timișoara SRL; Respondent: Agenția Națională de Administrare Fiscală – Direcția Generală Regională a Finanțelor Publice București; Respondent: Agenția Națională de Administrare Fiscală – Direcția Generală Regională a Finanțelor Publice București – Administrația Sector 1 a Finanțelor Publice
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Preliminary Reference / Judgment
Outcome
reference answered; VAT deduction maintained; commissionaire mechanism not applicable
Legal Topics
VAT Deduction, Abandonment of Investment, Commissionaire Mechanism, Neutrality of VAT, Abuse and Fraud in VAT, Regulation of VAT Deduction
Tax Law European Union Law VAT Deduction Abandonment of Investment Commissionaire Mechanism Neutrality of VAT Abuse and Fraud in VAT Regulation of VAT Deduction

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Parties

ITH Comercial Timișoara SRL

Applicant

Agenția Națională de Administrare Fiscală – Direcția Generală Regională a Finanțelor Publice București

Respondent

Agenția Națională de Administrare Fiscală – Direcția Generală Regională a Finanțelor Publice București – Administrația Sector 1 a Finanțelor Publice

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Preliminary Reference / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the right to deduct VAT on investment expenses is lost when the investment is abandoned due to circumstances beyond the taxpayer's control
  2. 2 Whether VAT deduction must be regularized in such cases
  3. 3 Applicability of the commissionaire mechanism under Article 28 of Directive 2006/112/EC without a mandate contract

Ratio Decidendi

The right to deduct VAT on investment expenses is not lost when the investment is abandoned due to circumstances beyond the taxpayer's control, provided the taxpayer maintains the intention to use the goods/services for taxable activities. No regularization of VAT is required in such cases. The commissionaire mechanism does not apply without a mandate contract.

Court Disposition

reference answered; VAT deduction maintained; commissionaire mechanism not applicable

Orders

  • VAT deduction for abandoned investment maintained if intention for taxable use persists
  • No VAT regularization required in such circumstances