- Consecutive shipments of a horse qualify as one shipment for VAT
- X bv sold a horse to a customer in the United States in 2012
- Two shipments were made for the delivery of the horse, one from Belgium to the Netherlands and the other from the Netherlands to the United States
- Dispute over where, when, and to whom the horse was delivered
- The consecutive shipments of the horse were considered one shipment for VAT by the Court
- The appeal of the inspector based on the presumption of evidence failed
- The inspection of the horse in the Netherlands was deemed necessary for export approval
- X bv’s appeal was successful in the higher court
Source: taxlive.nl
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