Decree issued by the Austrian Ministry of Finance (BMF) – Decrease of interest rates

Due to the decrease of the main refinancing operations rate by the European Central Bank, the amount of the deferral interest, interest for suspension, claim interest (interest for subsequent payments and credits), appeal interest as well as VAT interest is adjusted in the Austrian Federal Tax Code (FTC). Moreover, the amount of the refund interest […]

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Decree issued by the Austrian Ministry of Finance (BMF) – Decrease of interest rates

Due to the decrease of the main refinancing operations rate by the European Central Bank, the amount of the deferral interest, interest for suspension, claim interest (interest for subsequent payments and credits), appeal interest as well as VAT interest is adjusted in the Austrian Federal Tax Code (FTC). Moreover, the amount of the refund interest […]

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Austrian Federal Tax Code (FTC) – Increase of deferral interest as of 1 July 2024

If deferred payments (deferrals and instalments) for tax liabilities were requested and approved, deferral interest will be levied (section 212 para. 2 FTC). Deferral interest (for federal taxes) below EUR 50.00 are not be assessed. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a “reduced deferral interest rate” of 2 percentage points above the base interest rate is effective […]

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Austrian Federal Tax Code (FTC) – increase of interest rates

Due to the further increase of the key ECB interest rate by 0.5%, changes to deferral interest, interest for suspension, claim interest (interest for subsequent payments and credits), appeal interest, as well as VAT interest have occurred. After the European Central Bank increased its key interest rate by 0.25% in July, a further increase of 0.25% […]

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Austrian Federal Tax Code (FTC) – increase of interest rates

Due to the further increase of the key ECB interest rate by 0.5%, changes to deferral interest, interest for suspension, claim interest (interest for subsequent payments and credits), appeal interest, as well as VAT interest have occurred. After the European Central Bank increased its key interest rate by 0.25% in May, a further increase of […]

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Austrian Federal Tax Code (FTC) – increase of interest rates

Due to the further increase of the key ECB interest rate by 0.5%, changes to deferral interest, interest for suspension, claim interest (interest for subsequent payments and credits), appeal interest, as well as VAT interest have occurred. The European Central Bank raised its key interest rate effective as of 22 March 2023. Due to the […]

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