Charlotte Tolman

Short Reads - On 2 July 2019, the Dutch State Secretary of Finance has published a legislative proposal to implement the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive 2 ("ATAD 2") into Dutch domestic legislation (the "Bill"). ATAD 2 provides for minimum standards to neutralize hybrid mismatches and was adopted on 29 May 2017 (see also our Tax Alert of 1 March 2017). ATAD 2 should be implemented by all EU member states into domestic law no later than 31 December 2019.

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 - During the annual European Tax Awards organised by the International Tax Review, Stibbe was once again recognised with the ‘Netherlands Tax Firm of the Year Award’. This completes a hat-trick of Stibbe wins in this category, after also bringing home the Award in 2015 and 2017.