Questão jurídica principal
Whether the taxpayer's deficient books justified an estimated VAT assessment by the Federal Tax Administration.
Decisão extraída
Yes. The bookkeeping and record-keeping deficiencies were significant, so an assessment by reasonable estimate was permissible.
Fundamentação extraída
The records were incomplete and unreliable; no proper cash book was kept. For a cash-intensive taxi business, minimal orderly accounting and supporting records were required, and the administration could therefore estimate turnover under the VAT rules.