International Tax Planning

Short Reads - On 4 February 2019, the Dutch State Secretary of Finance sent a letter to the Dutch Parliament announcing transitional rules for Dutch taxes (other than customs legislation) if there will not be a Brexit withdrawal agreement (i.e. a no deal Brexit). The letter includes an outline of the transitional rules.

Short Reads - In his letter of 22 November 2018 (the “Letter”), the Dutch State Secretary of Finance outlines the revised Dutch ruling practice for tax rulings with an international character (“international tax rulings”), aimed to become effective as from 1 July 2019.

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.

Conference - On January 28th and 29th, a delegation of Stibbe Benelux Tax Partners will be at the 8th IBA Finance & Capital Markets Tax Conference. Michael Molenaars and Diogo Duarte de Oliveira will speak at the event, which will also be attended by Henk Verstraete.

Short Reads - Further to the several tax proposals released by the Dutch government on Budget Day last September (the 'Proposals' –  see also our Tax Alerts of 20 September 2018 and 16 October 2018), on 15 November 2018 the Lower House of Parliament has adopted the 2019 Tax Plan and the proposed implementation of the Anti-tax Avoidance Directive ('ATAD 1') per 1 January 2019. In this Tax Alert we will provide you with a short update in respect of the Proposals.

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.