- The Amsterdam Court of Appeal ruled that the surrender of single-purpose vouchers in 2011-2013 is considered payment for goods supplied to private individuals, not to the trading platform.
- This results in a supply taxed in the Netherlands, unless the distance sales scheme applies.
- The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal as unfounded without further reasoning. X sells jewelry and diamonds through an internet trading platform in other EU countries, with goods shipped from a Dutch warehouse.
- Customers purchase vouchers for specific products from the platform and exchange them with X for the actual product.
- The platform acts as an intermediary, and payments are made to X when vouchers are redeemed.
- The court ruled that X supplies goods to consumers, and VAT is due on the surrender of vouchers.
- The Supreme Court also dismissed the appeal as unfounded without further reasoning.
Source Taxlive
