Corporate Tax

Short Reads - De Hoge Raad heeft in drie belangwekkende arresten van 17 augustus 2018 een nadere uitleg gegeven over het verstrekken van op de zaak betrekking hebbende stukken. De drie arresten gaan over belastingzaken maar zij zijn relevant voor het hele bestuursrecht. In dit blogbericht gaan wij in op deze arresten en de betekenis daarvan voor de praktijk. Wij zullen in het bijzonder stilstaan bij de wijze waarop de Hoge Raad oordeelt over het verstrekken van gegevens bij geautomatiseerde besluitvorming.

Short Reads - Op 25 mei 2018 is het door de Europese Commissie op 21 juni 2017 ingediende voorstel goedgekeurd tot uitbreiding van de richtlijn ter zake van de administratieve samenwerking op het gebied van de belastingen.

Short Reads - On 25 April 2018 the European Commission proposed a new directive, amending the EU Directive 2017/1132 on company law. The proposed rules should support companies in moving from one EU country to another, i.e. cross-border mergers, divisions or conversions. However, the proposed rules for cross-border divisions and conversions will also require companies to get prior consent from a competent national authority before moving. Who will act as such authority is not clear yet.

Short Reads - Further to the policy plans published by the Dutch government in October 2017, the Dutch State Secretary of Finance published on February 23, 2018 a Letter (the "Letter") containing further details on certain aspects of the Dutch government's two way approach of enhancing the investment climate in the Netherlands.

Short Reads - The global debate on alleged aggressive international tax planning initiated by the G20/OECD and the EU, is an important driver of the current developments in the field of international taxation. The following is a high level summary of certain developments relevant for the Netherlands:

Short Reads - On Friday 29 June 2018, the Dutch government made public its intention to abolish article 29a Dutch corporate income tax act ('DCITA'), per 1 January 2019. As a result of the abolishment of this provision, coupon payments on so-called additional-tier 1 ('AT-1') capital instruments made by banks and insurance companies will no longer be tax deductible. The amendment of the DCITA, which is aimed to be included in the tax package for 2019, will apply to coupon payments made after 1 January 2019, irrespective whether it concerns new or already existing AT-1 instruments.  

Short Reads - In his letter (the “Letter”) of 20 April 2018 the Dutch Under-Minister of Finance has answered questions raised by a member of the Second Chamber of Parliament regarding the Dutch corporate income tax (“CIT”) fiscal unity regime. 

Articles - Als gevolg van de KEI-wetgeving wordt digitaal procederen in het belastingrecht straks verplicht. In deze bijdrage bespreken Reinout de Boer en Tirza Cramwinckel de wijzigingen die de nieuwe regels meebrengen voor de fiscale procespraktijk.