- A man from Lochem was arrested in a EU-wide criminal investigation into VAT fraud.
- The 49-year-old man is suspected of intentionally failing to file VAT returns and participating in a criminal organization.
- The investigation started after a signal from the Tax Administration.
- The suspect is suspected of being involved in cross-border VAT fraud with the import and export of IT products and consumer electronics.
- The investigation team suspects that a fraud chain has been set up of various companies in different EU countries, in which goods and money circulate with the aim of committing VAT fraud.
- The total damage of the fraud amounts to more than 10 million euros.
- The investigation team suspects that the man’s company served as one of the ploffers.
- Despite multiple requests from the tax authorities, no VAT returns were filed in the name of the company.
- The disadvantage for the Dutch Tax Administration is currently estimated at more than 1 million euros.
- The investigation is led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office.
Source: fiscaalvanmorgen.nl
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