Paris Court Clarifies VAT Rules on Advance Payments for Residential Maintenance Works and Penalties

• The court clarified that the reduced 10% VAT rate on advance payments for residential maintenance works requires a certificate from the lessee at the time of payment.
• The taxpayer could not rely on delayed certification, as the necessary documents were issued years after the audit.
• Late payment interest was deemed compensatory, properly calculated, and justified.
• The taxpayer’s undeclared VAT and misclassified payments showed deliberate non-compliance, warranting a 40% penalty.

Source: news.bloombergtax.com

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