The Initial Situation

Poland claimed VAT registration with retroactive effect.

A Dutch e-commerce entrepreneur had his logistics handled entirely by a Polish fulfilment company. The Polish tax authority claimed there was a fixed establishment and demanded VAT registration backdated over three years: €190,000 in VAT, penalties and interest.

€190.000

VAT, penalties and interest claimed

3 years

Retroactive effect

Poland

Fulfilment location

Our Approach

Refute the fixed establishment on the facts.

01
Factual situation and control analysed
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02
Demonstrated: no own staff or control in Poland
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03
Decision-making authority in the Netherlands substantiated
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04
Reasoned objection filed with contractual and legal analysis
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The Outcome

Claim withdrawn, no VAT liability in Poland.

The Polish tax authority withdrew the claim. The entrepreneur had no VAT registration obligation in Poland.

Logo suits

A fixed establishment is not created by a logistics contract, but by control. We proved that distinction beyond doubt.

— Suits Finance

€190.000

Assessment averted

0

VAT liability in Poland

Withdrawn

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