Court Rules on Reimbursement of Costs and VAT in Negligent Tax Authority Case

• The court ruled on 08-10-2024 regarding the integral reimbursement of (legal) costs, value-added tax, violation of the defense principle, and acting in a highly negligent manner.
• The appeal was deemed admissible as it was filed prematurely but the decision against it was already made.
• Special circumstances may warrant deviation from standard reimbursement amounts, such as when the tax authority acts in a highly negligent manner.
• The plaintiff argued that the tax authority acted negligently by imposing a random tax assessment without proper explanation or evidence, violating the defense principle.
• The court agreed that deviation from standard reimbursement amounts was justified in this case due to the tax authority’s negligent actions.

Source: uitspraken.rechtspraak.nl

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