To all those people that think VRT is illegal

keithclancy

From: signpost_service@ec.europa.eu
to me

68091: Dear Sir/Madam,

I currently working in Germany and I am living in the Netherlands

I am soon moving to Eindhoven and will be on a German Contract, my employer has a car leasing scheme whereby employees can lease a car through the company and use it for commuting to and from work.

Unfortunately I have come across a problem whereby I would have to pay BPM tax if i do this. This leaves me severely disadvantaged as:

A. I am Taxed the same as other German Residents but yet have to pay an Extra Tax because I choose to live in the Netherlands, even though I have no Income in the Netherlands.

B. I will have to pay Tax on a vehicle which I do not own.

I have contacted the Belastingdienst in the Netherlands and they have advised that I would have to pay the BPM Tax in any situation whereby I have the car in the country for more than two weeks.

I would like to know my rights as an EU Citizen on this matter as I does not seem fair to penalise someone that lives just over the border and commutes in a vehicle supplied by their employer.

Thank you for your help on this matter.

Regards,



Reply
Dear,
We would like to inform you that taxation is one of the policy areas that is not regulated by the EU. There is little Community legislation, or harmonisation of national fiscal provisions, applied by the Member States in the area of passenger car taxation. Please follow the link for more information:
http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/taxation/other_taxes/passenger_car/index_en.htm
So there does not seem to be an EU crossborder solution to solve your problem.
Maybe it would be an idea to inform your employer about this taxation problem. Maybe he could somehow refund the paid BPM taxes or he can pay them directly.

Kind regards
CSS

Just thought i'd clear that up

kippy

Here we go again.
IBTL

Alanstrainor

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