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Court Rules in Favor of Plaintiff: Product Classified as Book for Reduced VAT Rate

  • Dispute over product being book or non-book for VAT rate
  • Plaintiff argues product is book due to written content, quotes, stories, and workbook design
  • Defendant argues product is not book as designed for journal or diary use, content not primarily written
  • Court references Supreme Court decision on characteristics of book
  • Court finds product has book characteristics like hard cover, binding, and written content
  • Product content includes quotes, stories, and exercises for workbook use
  • Court rules product is book and qualifies for reduced VAT rate
  • Plaintiff’s appeal granted, defendant’s objections dismissed

Source: uitspraken.rechtspraak.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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