Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the Federal Administrative Court correctly held that Art. 16(3) MWSTV 2009 cannot exclude a pension foundation group head with wholly or qualified majority-owned subsidiaries from VAT group membership.
Decisione estratta
In the case of a pension foundation at the head of a VAT group with wholly or qualified majority-owned subsidiaries, Art. 16(3) MWSTV 2009 has no sufficient legal or constitutional basis and cannot bar group membership.
Motivazione estratta
The provision goes beyond mere implementation of the VAT Act and restricts the statutory concept of unitary control without a delegation basis. In this structure, no overriding occupational-pension-law protection requires exclusion from group taxation.