Silesian company wins VAT refund case, but only half of interest awarded

A well-known Silesian company specializing in re-exporting new cars won a refund of overpaid VAT
However, they lost the dispute over the interest on the overpayment
The company only received a prolongation fee, which is half the amount of interest they were seeking
The company had previously faced financial difficulties due to frozen capital
The tax authorities extended the deadline for the VAT refund, leading to the company only receiving a prolongation fee
The company also demanded that the extensions of the VAT refund deadlines be considered unjustified, but the court ruled against them
The dispute began with the submission of VAT declarations in 2019, followed by tax audits and extended deadlines for VAT refunds
The tax authorities cited reasons such as verifying foreign contractors and the validity of the VAT refund for the extended deadlines
The company filed complaints against the extended deadlines for VAT refunds, arguing that the tax authorities had never questioned their VAT returns before 2019

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