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Financial Interconnection Criteria for VAT Too Strict: AG Advises Relaxation of Criteria

  • BV X was fined for receiving compensation from related companies
  • Court and High Court ruled that BV X did engage in economic activities
  • There was no VAT fiscal unity between BV X, BV Y, and BV Z
  • Financial interdependence requires majority of shares to be in the same hands
  • Attorney General advised the Supreme Court to uphold BV X’s appeal
  • EU Court ruling in NGD case showed that the definition of financial interdependence was too strict
  • A-G advised the Supreme Court to relax the criteria for financial interdependence

Source: futd.nl

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.

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