International Tax Planning

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 - 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 - Minister Koolmees van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid en staatssecretaris Snel van Financiën stuurden vrijdag 9 februari jl. de aangekondigde brief aan de Tweede Kamer met daarin een schets hoe het kabinet denkt te komen tot wetgeving die de Wet Deregulering Beoordeling Arbeidsrelaties (Wet DBA) zal vervangen.

Articles - Er staan nog de nodige wijzigingen in het internationale fiscale landschap op de agenda:

Short Reads - On 22 February 2018 the European Court of Justice ('ECJ') decided on two cases (C-398/16 and C-399/16), which are relevant for purposes of the 'per-element-approach' concerning the Dutch corporate income tax ('CIT') fiscal unity regime. To mitigate the (negative financial) impact of the decisions of the ECJ, the Dutch State Secretary announced last year that new legislation (with retroactive effect to 25 October 2017) will be introduced to amend the 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.

Short Reads - Fiscale regelgeving wijzigt snel. In verband met de maatschappelijke belangstelling voor belastingplanning door multinationals en de initiatieven van de OESO en de EU, geldt dit eens te meer voor internationaal actieve ondernemingen.