18.10.2021 NL law Stibbe advises EssilorLuxottica Experience - Stibbe advises EssilorLuxottica on its mandatory public offer on the remaining shares in GrandVision. Read more Team: Björn van der Klip, Jeroen Smits, Fons Leijten, Marc Habermehl, Lotte Hover-Boon, Marjolein Coppes, Casper Driever, Thijs van Vliet, Freya Trouw
31.01.2019 BE law Stibbe assisted the Walloon Transport Operator on the creation of a new tram network in Liège. Experience - Assisting the Walloon Transport Operator (OTW) on the creation of a brand new tramway network (11.7 km) including the construction of 21 stations and a new depot and the acquisition of trams in Liège, Wallonia. Proud to be part of the first major PPP project ever closed in Wallonia. Read more Team: Rony Vermeersch, Wouter Ghijsels, Bruno Lombaert, France Maussion, Wim Panis, Peter Wytinck, Olivier Di Giacomo
12.07.2017 NL law Stibbe advises Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. Experience - Stibbe advises Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. - the Singapore-based provider of semiconductor packaging and electronic assembly solutions - on the acquisition of a 100% equity stake of privately held Netherlands based Liteq BV. Read more Team: Duco de Boer, Paul Vestering, Jeroen Smits, Johan Vrolijk, Ea Visser, Floris ten Have
14.11.2012 BE law Stibbe advises on VAT liability cases in light of intra-community trade Experience - Advising an international transportation company on several liability cases concerning VAT imposed on freight forwarders and other intermediaries in intra-community trade. Read more Wim Panis Partner Brussels
20.09.2005 BE law Stibbe advises on setting up a reverse factoring structure for a major retailer Experience - Assisting in structuring our client's investments (made by a Belgian intra-group financing company) into tax-transparent, French capital market funds. Read more Team: Jérôme Aubertin, Marc Fyon, Elisabeth Matthys, Wim Panis
04.05.2022 NL law The Unshell directive and its impact on Dutch holding structures Articles - Charlotte Tolman and Michael Molenaars examine the European Commission's proposed Unshell directive, which targets the misuse of shell companies, and its potential impact on Dutch holding structures. Read more Team: Charlotte Tolman, Michael Molenaars
24.12.2021 EU law EU Commission presents proposals for directives against shell entities and ensuring a global minimum level of taxation Short Reads - On 22 December 2021 the European Commission (hereinafter: ‘EC’) presented two legislative proposals for EU directives, one to introduce a global minimum corporate tax rate and one to target EU shell entities. The key aspects of both proposals are discussed below. Read more Team: Reinout de Boer, Michael Molenaars, Maarten de Bruin, Jeroen Smits, Johan Léonard, Maurits van Dijk, Pierrick Romancant
30.03.2021 NL law Stibbe tax team contributes to Chambers Global Practice Guides Corporate Tax 2021 Articles - A tax team of Stibbe has contributed the Dutch chapter of Chambers Global Practice Guides Corporate Tax 2021. Read more Team: Michael Molenaars, Jeroen Smits, Reinout de Boer, Rogier van der Struijk
05.01.2021 LU law Stibbe Luxembourg tax team writes on the taxation of cross-border workers Articles - Johan Leonard and Roberto de Castro Mendonça authored the article titled "Taxation of Luxembourg cross-border workforce during the pandemic". The article is featured in the latest issue of the professional periodical "ACE". Read more Johan Léonard Partner Luxembourg
01.02.2022 NL law Netherlands considers an exit levy proposal in response to corporate relocations Articles - Charlotte Tolman and Michael Molenaars review Dutch efforts to enact a dividend withholding tax exit levy on corporations relocating from the Netherlands and examine how the most recent amendments affect the exit levy proposal. Read more Team: Charlotte Tolman, Michael Molenaars
01.12.2021 NL law Webinar 'Tax news for Private Equity and Venture Capital firms' Seminar - The NVP and Stibbe are organising the webinar 'Tax news for Private Equity and Venture Capital firms' on Thursday 2 December from 4 pm to 5.15 pm. Read more Team: Michael Molenaars, Reinout de Boer, Maurits van Dijk, Juliëtte de Jong
30.03.2021 NL law Dutch conditional withholding tax on dividends Short Reads - A legislative proposal regarding a conditional withholding tax on dividends (if adopted: effective as of 1 January 2024) (Wetsvoorstel bronbelasting dividenden) was submitted to Dutch parliament on Thursday 25 March 2021. Read more Team: Michael Molenaars, Jeroen Smits, Reinout de Boer, Maarten de Bruin, Charlotte Tolman
21.12.2020 EU law Johan Léonard was interviewed by Paperjam Tax & Legal on the application of DAC6 Articles - Stibbe's Luxembourg tax partner Johan Léonard was amongst the few experts selected by Luxembourg's leading business publication Paperjam to discuss the implications of the DAC6 Directive in Luxembourg and throughout Europe. Read more Johan Léonard Partner Luxembourg
28.12.2021 NL law Recente arresten over de informatiebeschikking en de inlichtingenplicht: verbetering van de rechtsbescherming? Articles - Met regelmaat verschijnt nieuwe rechtspraak over de informatiebeschikking van art. 52a AWR. Deze regeling roept na de inwerkingtreding in 2011 nog steeds vragen op, waardoor vele kwesties voor de Hoge Raad zijn gekomen. Tirza Cramwinckel en Mieke Lavreysen houden in het Tijdschrift voor Formeel Belastingrecht de ontwikkelingen rondom deze regeling tegen het licht. Read more Team: Tirza Cramwinckel, Mieke Lavreysen
09.09.2021 NL law Stibbe ‘Netherlands Tax Firm of the Year 2021’ Inside Stibbe - For the fifth time, Stibbe has been named ‘Netherlands Tax Firm of the Year’ by International Tax Review. Read more Team: Michael Molenaars, Jeroen Smits, Maarten de Bruin, Reinout de Boer, Ashley Peeters, Charlotte Tolman, David de Groot, Edsart van Wulfften Palthe, Johan Vrolijk, Juliëtte de Jong, Lotte Hover-Boon, Maurits van Dijk, Mieke Lavreysen, Rogier van der Struijk, Stephanie Kleefstra, Thijs van Vliet, Tirza Cramwinckel, Michiel Siemssen, Linde Respen
09.03.2021 NL law Consultation on ATAD 2 (reverse hybrids) and amendment arm’s-length principle in the Netherlands Short Reads - As noted in our earlier Tax Alerts (see our Tax Alerts of March 2017 and July 2019), the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive 2 ("ATAD 2") provides for minimum standards to neutralize hybrid mismatches and came into effect in the Netherlands as of 1 January 2020. However, as an exception, the rule that targets so-called “reverse-hybrid” mismatches will become effective only as of 1 January 2022. Read more Team: Michael Molenaars, Jeroen Smits, Reinout de Boer, Maarten de Bruin, Charlotte Tolman
18.11.2020 NL law Dutch Supreme Court: non-resident investment fund eligible for refund of Dutch dividend withholding tax Short Reads - On 23 October 2020, the Dutch Supreme Court ruled that a non-resident UCITS fund is eligible for a refund of Dutch dividend withholding tax with respect to its investments in the Netherlands if strict criteria are met. Read more Team: Reinout de Boer, Michael Molenaars, Jeroen Smits, Maarten de Bruin, Stephanie Kleefstra