Court ruling on VAT corrections and tax interest for waste separation costs, upheld by judge

• The inspector issued correction decisions for the years 2015 to 2019, lowering the annual contribution from the VAT compensation fund (BCF).
• The inspector also issued additional assessments for VAT for the periods in 2015 to 2019, along with interest charges.
• The court assessed whether the corrections and assessments were valid and not excessive, focusing on VAT related to waste separation costs.
• The main dispute was whether payments received from the Waste Fund should be subject to VAT.
• The court concluded that the BCF contributions were not too low, the VAT assessments were valid, and the interest charges were justified.
• VAT is levied on goods and services provided in the Netherlands by a business, and the question of whether it is exempt due to government action arises only after determining if it is an economic activity.

Source: uitspraken.rechtspraak.nl

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