Austrian Federal Tax Court (BFG) decision: tax treatment of foreign exchange results relating to profit distributions
A few months ago, the BFG addressed in a decision (BFG 13/12/2024, RV/7100927/2020) the question of whether foreign exchange losses relating to dividend distributions from a shareholding, which is subject to the international participation exemption, are tax-deductible. Underlying case The decision was based on a case where an Austrian company held 90% of the shares […]
Austrian Administrative Supreme Court (VwGH) about the certificate of residence for capital gains tax relief
Following up on recent case law from the tax court (BFG), in a different legal matter, the Austrian Administrative Supreme Court (VwGH) now also addressed the requirement to provide a certificate of residence on specific Austrian forms (ZS-QU1 or ZS-QU2) to benefit from a withholding tax relief at source in its decision dated 9 October […]
Recent developments in the interpretation of the “power of disposal” as PE threshold
Recently, the Austrian Federal Tax Court (BFG) dealt in its decision (BFG 8/2/2024, RV/6100451/2018) with the requirements for the power of disposal triggering a permanent establishment. Fact pattern A German dentist treated inmates of Austrian prisons. The tax authority generally has a rather broad understanding of the power of disposal over a fixed place of […]
BFG confirms: Relief from KESt at source only with timely certificates of residence on the ZS-QU2 form
In its decision dated 24 January 2024 (RV/1100179/2019), the Austrian Federal Financial Court (BFG) confirms the strict view of the Austrian tax authorities that, in order to be granted relief from capital gains tax (KESt) at source based on the applicable double taxation agreement, it is compulsory for the certificate of residence to be submitted […]
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