- The company received additional VAT assessments for 2015–2019 and was denied VAT refunds for 2018–2019 due to major bookkeeping gaps and missing evidence.
- The court agreed the company failed to prove its right to deduct input VAT, especially for renovations, computers, domain names, and rent.
- VAT corrections were made for private use of a Mercedes car and for unreported VAT on shareholder payments treated as advance payments.
- The court rejected the company’s procedural complaints and upheld the inspector’s VAT corrections and denied refunds, except for a reduced 2015 late-payment penalty.
Source: uitspraken.rechtspraak.nl
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