Questão jurídica principal
Whether input tax on research expenses was deductible despite the absence of proven taxable output transactions.
Decisão extraída
No. Input tax deduction requires an actual objective economic link between taxable inputs and taxable outputs; merely intended future commercial use is insufficient.
Fundamentação extraída
The Court held that under the applicable VAT rules, deduction is allowed only for inputs used directly or indirectly for taxable supplies or services. The foundation could not prove such use except for two invoices.