€190,000 VAT exposure averted for a dropshipper active in Poland
E-commerce entrepreneurPolish VAT claim averted
- €190,000Assessment averted
- 0VAT obligation in Poland
- WithdrawnClaim status
Initial situation: Poland claimed VAT registration retroactively.
A Dutch e-commerce entrepreneur had his logistics handled entirely by a Polish fulfilment company. The Polish tax authorities argued there was a permanent establishment and demanded VAT registration retroactively over three years: €190,000 in VAT, fines and interest.
- €190,000VAT, fines and interest claimed
- 3 yearsRetroactive
- PolandFulfilment location
Approach: refuting the permanent establishment on the facts.
- Step 1
Actual situation and control analysed
- Step 2
Demonstrated: no own staff or control in Poland
- Step 3
Decision-making authority in the Netherlands substantiated
- Step 4
Reasoned objection with a contractual and legal analysis
Outcome: claim withdrawn, no VAT obligation in Poland.
The Polish tax authorities withdrew the claim. The entrepreneur had no VAT registration obligation in Poland.
“A permanent establishment does not arise from a logistics contract, but from control. We made that difference stick.”
Abdullah SezenPartner – CFO
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More results
All results- €21,000
- Remaining debt
- €17,000
- Reduced
Tax · VAT correction
- €160,000
- Withdrawn
- Objection upheld
- In full
Tax · VAT
