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Tax Advisory Firm Fined €90,000 for Fraudulent VAT and TVL Filings in Rotterdam Court

  • A tax advisory and administration firm was fined €90,000 for submitting incorrect and incomplete VAT returns and document forgery.
  • The company was found guilty of aiding in incorrect VAT filings for multiple businesses from April 2020 to January 2021.
  • The firm created and used false documents, including VAT returns and applications for Fixed Charges Compensation.
  • The court confirmed the firm committed tax fraud and document forgery, causing a fiscal loss of €343,000.
  • Fraudulent applications for government support were submitted in 2020 and 2021, claiming false revenue losses.
  • The firm provided fake documents to support these claims, resulting in wrongful government support of €461,000.
  • The court considered the severity of the fraud, its duration, and the firm’s financial situation in determining the penalty.

Source: fiscaalvanmorgen.nl

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