- Court rules that requesting VAT documents does not violate the nemo tenetur principle
- No suspicion existed regarding VAT declaration until after investigation
- X claimed more VAT than reported in declarations for years
- Investigation revealed doubts about the accuracy of documents provided by X
- X was found in possession of professional fireworks in a safe during a search
- X accused of making false VAT declarations and falsifying documents
- Court finds no violation of nemo tenetur principle in requesting information
- X sentenced to 15 months in prison, with 5 months suspended
Source: taxlive.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.
