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Short Reads - On 10th of October, the four political parties that will form the new Dutch government following the election last March – VVD, CDA, D66 and ChristenUnie – reached a coalition agreement. The parties have a tight majority of 76 out of 150 seats in the House of Representatives.  

Short Reads - This section will provide a high level summary of three important developments in Dutch (international) tax law, that may be relevant for your business.

Short Reads - In deze Update een drietal relevante fiscale ontwikkelingen: i) de consultatie van het Voorontwerp Wet inhoudingsplicht houdstercoöperatie en uitbreiding inhoudingsvrijstelling; ii) de uitbreiding van Richtlijn 2016/1164/EU ter bestrijding van belastingontwijkingspraktijken met hybridemismatches met derde landen; en iii) de ondertekening van het multilateraal instrument door meer dan 60 staten.

Short Reads - On 16 May 2017, the Dutch Secretary of Finance released a draft legislative proposal regarding changes to the Dutch dividend withholding tax ("DWT") rules for holding cooperatives and BVs/NVs (the "Proposal").

Short Reads - The much awaited Value Added Tax (VAT) system will be introduced in the UAE as from 1 January 2018. Although not each and every detail is known yet (also as e.g. in the UAE the Implementing Regulations have not been published yet), it is expected that VAT will be levied in the UAE and Saudi Arabia as from 1 January 2018, while the other GCC members should follow shortly thereafter (in any event before 1 January 2019). For prior coverage please click here for the link to our VAT alert of 10 May 2016.

Short Reads - On 26 July 2017 the Belgian Federal Government announced that it reached a consensus on a major tax reform. One of the less highlighted measures of this reform is the introduction of an option to make the leasing of immovable property between professionals subject to VAT. On 2 August 2017 the Minister of Finance issued a press release confirming and emphasizing the importance of this element of the reform.

Articles - De internationale en Europese ontwikkelingen in de strijd tegen internationale belastingontwijking hebben een hoge vlucht genomen. In 2013 deed het door de G20 geïnitieerde actieplan van de Organisatie voor Economische Samenwerking en Ontwikkeling (OESO) gericht op de bestrijding van Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) de discussie omtrent internationale tax planning structuren en transparantie wereldwijd oplaaien.

Inside Stibbe - Stibbe won five awards during the European Tax Awards 2017 in London organised by International Tax Review, the well-respected online tax magazine.