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9 B 5/11 AI generated

Classification of hunting tax on a public-law corporation as an expenditure tax under Article 105(2a) Basic Law

Case Number 9 B 5/11
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Jurisdiction Germany (DE)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted

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The Federal Administrative Court (BVerwG) admitted an appeal on points of law, ruling that the plaintiff's complaint against the lower court's refusal was admissible and well-founded. The dispute concerns the assessment of a hunting tax (Jagdsteuer) on a public-law corporation, specifically a hunting association, challenging its classification as a tax on expenditure. The court determined that the case possesses fundamental legal significance, necessitating appellate review to clarify whether a hunting tax can lawfully be levied on a public-law corporation as a consumption tax (Aufwandsteuer) within the meaning of Article 105(2a) of the German Basic Law.

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§ 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO; Classification of hunting tax on a public-law corporation as an expenditure tax under Article 105(2a) Basic Law: The dispute concerns the assessment of a hunting tax (Jagdsteuer) on a public-law corporation, specifically a hunting association, challenging its classification as a tax on expenditure. The court determined that the case possesses fundamental legal significance, necessitating appellate review to clarify whether a hunting tax can lawfully be levied on a public-law corporation as a consumption tax (Aufwandsteuer) within the meaning of Article 105(2a) of the German Basic Law.

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tax on consumption public-law corporation corporation tax tax assessments fiscal law hunting prerogative

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§ 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO

Procedural rule applied to admit the appeal on points of law due to the fundamental legal significance of the case.

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Heranziehung einer öffentlich-rechtlichen Körperschaft zur Jagdsteuer

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Die Beschwerde der Klägerin ist zulässig und begründet. Die Revision ist gemäß § 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO wegen grundsätzlicher Bedeutung der Rechtssache zuzulassen. Sie kann dem Senat Gelegenheit zur Klärung der Rechtsfrage geben, ob von einer Jagdgenossenschaft als öffentlich-rechtlicher Körperschaft eine Jagdsteuer als Aufwandsteuer i.S.d. Art. 105 Abs. 2a GG erhoben werden darf.