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III RN 2/98 AI generated

Supreme Court dismisses taxpayer appeal, upholding VAT penalty for improper invoice deduction timing records.

Case Number III RN 2/98
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court dismissed the taxpayer's extraordinary review appeal against a tax authority decision imposing a triple penalty for VAT underreporting. The taxpayer argued that the tax office failed to identify systematic errors in their records where deductions were applied in the invoice issuance month rather than the receipt month. The court ruled that such procedural violations constitute a breach of the taxpayer's obligation to maintain accurate records, justifying the statutory penalty regardless of intent.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 19 ust. 3, art. 27 ust. 4, art. 27 ust. 5 pkt 2 ustawy o VAT; The taxpayer's obligation to maintain accurate records is absolute, and any deviation from the statutory timing for VAT deductions constitutes a breach justifying the application of punitive sanctions.

Keywords

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VAT deduction timing tax record keeping administrative penalty extraordinary review invoice issuance month taxpayer obligation triple penalty

Cited Legislation

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art. 19 ust. 3 ustawy z dnia 8 stycznia 1993 r. o podatku od towarów i usług oraz podatku akcyzowym
art. 20 ustawy z dnia 8 stycznia 1993 r. o podatku od towarów i usług oraz podatku akcyzowym
art. 27 ust. 5 pkt 2 ustawy z dnia 8 stycznia 1993 r. o podatku od towarów i usług oraz podatku akcyzowym
art. 5 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 19 grudnia 1980 r. o zobowiązaniach podatkowych
art. 236 ust. 2 Konstytucji Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
art. 236 ust. 2 Konstytucji

Cited Case Law

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wyrok NSA z dnia 16 listopada 1994 r, SA/Kr 1905/94
niepublikowany wyrok NSA z dnia 23 kwietnia 1997 r., III SA 1280-1285/95
wyrok NSA z 27 października 1995 r., III SA 194/95
wyrok NSA z 16 czerwca 1995 r., SA/Gd 1285/94

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