- A tax advisory and administration firm was fined €90,000 for submitting incorrect and incomplete VAT returns and document forgery.
- The company was found guilty of aiding in incorrect VAT filings for multiple businesses from April 2020 to January 2021.
- The firm created and used false documents, including VAT returns and applications for Fixed Charges Compensation.
- The court confirmed the firm committed tax fraud and document forgery, causing a fiscal loss of €343,000.
- Fraudulent applications for government support were submitted in 2020 and 2021, claiming false revenue losses.
- The firm provided fake documents to support these claims, resulting in wrongful government support of €461,000.
- The court considered the severity of the fraud, its duration, and the firm’s financial situation in determining the penalty.
Source: fiscaalvanmorgen.nl
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