- A Dutch holding company sold a luxury car to its director for far below market value, reporting the difference as a disguised dividend.
- The tax inspector issued an additional VAT assessment, claiming the low sale price was an abuse of law to avoid proper VAT.
- The Amsterdam Court of Appeal agreed, increasing the tax base to reflect the car’s true value despite the Netherlands not implementing the relevant EU VAT provision.
- The Supreme Court appeal argued abuse of law shouldn’t apply without national implementation, but the Advocate General recommended rejecting this, citing EU law’s anti-abuse requirements.
- The recommendation is to dismiss the appeal and uphold the lower court’s decision.
Source: uitspraken.rechtspraak.nl
Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.
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