- In 2025, the ECJ confirmed that failure to meet certain formal VAT requirements does not automatically disqualify a taxpayer from VAT exemption if substantive conditions are met and there is no tax fraud.
- In the FLO VENEER case, the ECJ ruled that the absence of specific Article 45a documentation cannot be the sole reason to deny VAT exemption for intra-community supplies.
- National authorities must consider all available evidence, not just the documents listed in Article 45a, to determine if goods were dispatched or transported to another EU member state.
- The court emphasized that formal requirements cannot override the right to exemption when substantive conditions are fulfilled, upholding the principle of fiscal neutrality.
Source: bakermckenzie.com
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