Kernrechtsfrage
Whether VAT backpayments assessed after a VAT audit are deductible business expenses for a self-employed taxpayer.
Extrahierter Entscheid
VAT paid by a self-employed person is deductible as business expense, including subsequent reassessments and backpayments.
Extrahierte Begründung
VAT has the character of an acquisition tax and is not personal living expense; the same treatment applies to ordinary payments and later additional assessments.