- A €750,000 deposit was paid by an American party to a Dutch horse trader (X) for the trial use and training of five show jumping horses, with no immediate sale agreed. Only one horse was actually sold and exported; another was returned, and the rest stayed in Europe. The Dutch tax authority imposed a VAT assessment, arguing the zero rate was wrongly applied. The court ruled there was no transfer of ownership, so no taxable supply occurred except for the undisputed part. The VAT assessment was reduced, the penalty lowered, and the tax authority was ordered to pay legal costs.
Source: nlfiscaal.nl
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