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ECLI:NL:GHAMS:2002:AF2979 ECLI:NL:GHAMS:2002:AF2979 AI generated

Court allows tax refund based on reliance interest when inspector honored prior incorrect calculations.

Case Number ECLI:NL:GHAMS:2002:AF2979
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Netherlands (NL)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The court declared the taxpayer's appeal against the inspector's refusal to refund wealth tax admissible and well-founded. The inspector had previously granted a refund request based on an incorrect calculation of the taxpayer's losses against his wife's income, creating a specific reliance interest. Consequently, the court ordered the full restitution of the wealth tax levied for 2000 and the refund of court fees. The decision rests on the principle that administrative authorities must honor the trust placed in their prior inconsistent rulings.

Legislator headnote

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Wet op de vermogensbelasting 1964, artikel 14, vijfde lid; When an administrative authority honors a taxpayer's request based on an incorrect calculation, it creates a reliance interest that prevents the authority from refusing a subsequent, identical request for restitution.

Keywords

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reliance interest wealth tax refund administrative trust incorrect calculation tax restitution administrative consistency burden of proof

Cited Legislation

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Wet op de vermogensbelasting 1964, artikel 14, vijfde lid
artikel 4:1 van de Algemene wet bestuursrecht
artikel 6:10 van de Algemene wet bestuursrecht
artikel 8:75 van de Algemene wet bestuursrecht

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