Kemwater ProChemie (Judgment) French Text [2021] EUECJ C-154/20 (09 December 2021)

Kemwater ProChemie (Judgment) French Text [2021] EUECJ C-154/20 (09 December 2021)

The right to deduct input VAT must be refused if the actual supplier is not identified and the taxable status of the supplier is not proven, provided the necessary data to verify this is lacking, and the tax authority is not required to prove fraud in such circumstances.

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Citation
[2021] EUECJ C-154/20
Parties
Applicant: Kemwater ProChemie s. r. o.; Respondent: Odvolací finanční ředitelství
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Preliminary Reference / Judgment on Reference
Outcome
Reference answered; right to deduct VAT may be refused under specified conditions.
Legal Topics
Value Added Tax (vat), Right of Deduction, Burden of Proof, Supplier Identification, Directive 2006/112/ec
Tax Law European Union Law Value Added Tax (vat) Right of Deduction Burden of Proof Supplier Identification Directive 2006/112/ec

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Parties

Kemwater ProChemie s. r. o.

Applicant

Odvolací finanční ředitelství

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Preliminary Reference / Judgment on Reference

  1. 1 Whether the right to deduct input VAT can be refused if the actual supplier is not identified and the taxable status of the supplier is not proven, without proof of fraud.

Ratio Decidendi

The right to deduct input VAT must be refused if the actual supplier is not identified and the taxable status of the supplier is not proven, provided the necessary data to verify this is lacking, and the tax authority is not required to prove fraud in such circumstances.

Court Disposition

Reference answered; right to deduct VAT may be refused under specified conditions.

Orders

  • Directive 2006/112/EC must be interpreted as allowing refusal of deduction of input VAT where the actual supplier is not identified and the taxable status of the supplier is not proven, even without proof of fraud, if the necessary data is lacking.