- An entrepreneur failed to file a VAT return for the last quarter of 2018 and later submitted a late return with high VAT due and even higher input tax.
- The tax inspector denied the input tax deduction, finding the invoices insufficiently specific and the entrepreneur’s explanation incoherent.
- The inspector imposed a higher burden of proof on the entrepreneur due to the missing VAT return.
- The Supreme Court ruled that this increased burden of proof is mandatory under national law and compatible with EU law.
- The case was referred to the Amsterdam Court to determine if the entrepreneur convincingly proved the tax assessment was incorrect.
Source: fiscount.nl
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