- The Hague Court of Appeal ruled that the VAT zero rate cannot be denied solely because a foreign company supplying goods under suspension of excise duty in the Netherlands did not appoint a fiscal representative.
- The Court determined that the VAT place of establishment depends on where actual management is exercised, not on operational activities or legal registration in the Netherlands.
- The absence of a fiscal representative is a formal requirement and cannot block the zero rate if the material conditions (goods under suspension, not released for consumption) are met.
- Imposing the fiscal representative requirement on foreign taxable persons constitutes unjustified unequal treatment compared to Dutch businesses.
- The judgment clarifies that actual management, not operational presence, determines VAT establishment, and may impact similar cases involving foreign suppliers.
Source: rsm.global
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