Important judgment on tax classification of financial instrument

On May 17, 2024 the Dutch Supreme Court rendered an important judgment on the tax qualification of a financial instrument that was issued by a company established in France in 2007. It concerned the ‘obligation remboursable en actions’ (hereinafter: ORA). The question was whether the instrument had to be regarded as equity (capital) or debt capital (loan) for the purposes of the Corporate Income Tax Act 1969. Although the dispute focused on the question whether the costs related to the issue of the instrument were allocable to a Dutch permanent establishment of the French company, the Supreme Court judgment potentially has a much broader scope.

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De NieuwsFlits WOZ en lokale belastingen besteedt aandacht aan interessante ontwikkelingen en rechtspraak en verschijnt twee keer per jaar. Hierbij presenteren wij u de tweede editie van 2023.

Nieuwsbrief WOZ en gemeentelijke heffingen – Maart 2023

March 31, 2023
De nieuwsbrief WOZ en gemeentelijke heffingen besteedt aandacht aan interessante ontwikkelingen en rechtspraak en verschijnt twee keer per jaar. Hierbij presenteren wij u de eerste editie van 2023.

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De Nieuwsbrief WOZ, lokale belastingen besteedt aandacht aan interessante ontwikkelingen en rechtspraak en verschijnt twee keer per jaar. Hierbij presenteren wij u de tweede editie van 2021  ...

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