Unconstitutionality of the Interest Limitation? Evidence from Germany: Adequate amount of interest expense in an enterprise and interest coverage ratio
Thomas Kollruss
Abstract:The tax deductibility of interest expenses is an issue for companies. However, the interest limitation rule may restrict the tax-effective deduction for interest expenses of a business to 30% of the EBITDA. The German Supreme Tax Court (BFH) has submitted the interest limitation to the German Federal Constitutional Court to examine its constitutionality (BFH I R 20/15; 2 BvL 1/16). Since the interest limitation has been introduced by European secondary legislation (Art. 4 ATAD; Anti-Tax-Avoidance Directive) in… Show more
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