Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the appellant was entitled to free legal aid in the VAT appeal proceedings.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Free legal aid was refused because the appellant did not sufficiently substantiate and prove indigence; the requested cost advance could reasonably be required.
Extrahierte Begründung
Under Art. 65(1) VwVG, indigence must be shown by the applicant. The appellant failed to provide complete financial information despite being invited to do so, and new documents produced only before the Federal Supreme Court were inadmissible because they should have been submitted earlier.