Austrian Federal Tax Court (BFG): prohibition on deduction of low-taxed intra-group interest and royalty payments contrary to EU law

On 7 March 2025 the BFG Vienna has ruled in two appeals (RV/7103283/2023 and RV/7102685/2022) that the prohibition on deduction of low-taxed intra-group interest and royalty payments (section 12 para. 1 subsec. 10 Austrian Corporate Income Tax Act (KStG)) is a violation of the EU’s freedom of establishment. An ordinary review of the ruling to […]

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Decision by the Austrian Federal TaxCourt (BFG) on the issue of fault regarding violations of the prohibition on deduction pursuant to section 20 para. 1 subsec. 7 Austrian Income Tax Act (EStG) (“manager remuneration”)

In our previous newsletter we reported on a recent decision by the BFG (BFG 1 December 2023, RV/2100533/2023) strictly interpreting section 29 para. 6 Austrian Tax Criminal Code (FinStrG) (see our newsletter). In this decision, the BFG also makes interesting statements on the issue of fault regarding violations of the prohibition on deduction pursuant to […]

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