Excessive VAT Penalty Reduced for Entrepreneur Using Self-Billing by Customer, Court Rules

• X BV is liable for €21,399 in VAT due to self-billing invoices issued by the customer.
• The tax inspector did not convincingly prove (conditional) intent for the VAT offense.
• X BV was grossly negligent by outsourcing its administration only after the fact.
• The original 50% penalty of €20,435 was reduced to €9,884 due to lack of intent and exceeding a reasonable time limit.
• The court annulled the penalty decision only regarding the amount of the fine.

Source: taxlive.nl

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