Court rules in favor of taxpayer’s VAT refund for new home with solar panels

• X is entitled to a refund of VAT for the purchase of solar panels and construction costs of the roof of a new building
• X filed the VAT return for 2001 on July 8, 2019, and received a refund decision on November 21, 2019
• The court ruled in favor of X, stating that the building and solar panels were used for business purposes
• The appeal to the principle of trust was not successful
• The VAT assessment must be annulled because X made the timely choice to include the building in his business assets

Source: taxlive.nl

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