Round table: navigating tax in challenging times

From the rise of artificial intelligence, ever-expanding globalization, new forms of non-financial reporting, continually changing legislation to the constant shifts in public opinion. How do you overcome these challenges? And above all: how do other corporate tax consultants do that?

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Relief and recovery package for the economy and labor market (Emergency package 3.0)

September 2, 2020
On August 28, 2020 by letter to the Lower House of Parliament, the government presented a relief and recovery package for businesses and workers, which follows on from the two previous emergency packa ...

Postponement of the e-commerce EU VAT package to 1 July 2021 confirmed.

July 23, 2020
The postponement of the effective date of the e-commerce EU VAT package to 1 July 2021 has been confirmed by the Council of the EU on 22 July 2020. E-commerce businesses will need to get their data, s ...

Confirmation by CJEU in BlackRock case: a single management service is not partly VAT-exempt

July 3, 2020
On July 2, 2020 the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’) rendered judgment in the BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited case (C-231/19). The CJEU concluded that a single fund managem ...

CJEU in A Oy case: co-location services do not constitute the leasing of immovable property, nor any other immovable property service

July 3, 2020
On July 2, 2020 the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’) rendered judgment in the A Oy case (C-215/19). The case concerned whether co-location services must be regarded as the leasing of im ...

Possibility to recover VAT on running costs for vacant property extended

June 30, 2020
On June 26, 2020 the Supreme Court ruled that the VAT on running costs (‘instandhoudingskosten’) for a vacant office building is deductible, even if the owner cannot prove, on the basis of objective i ...

Supreme Court judgment with possible implications for the Dutch VAT position of complaints advisory committee members and similar officials

June 29, 2020
The Supreme Court ruled that the chairperson or an ordinary member of a complaints advisory committee within the meaning of Section 7:13 of the General Administrative Law Act does not qualify as a VAT ...

Court: entitlement to 4% interest on refunds of VAT levied contrary to EU law

June 25, 2020
The District Court ruled that the phrase ‘taxes levied contrary to EU law’ should be interpreted neutrally. No conditions were imposed as to the reason for or cause of the undue payment. According to ...

CJEU in World Comm Trading case: always adjust the recovery of VAT after receipt of a discount at a later date

June 5, 2020
The European Court of Justice ruled that a price discount leads to an adjustment of the recipient’s VAT recovery, even in the absence of a (credit) invoice specifying the supplies to which the discoun ...

Additional agreements about the second Jobs and Economy emergency package (Emergency package 2.0)

May 28, 2020
From a letter sent to the Lower House of Parliament on May 28, 2020, it appears that the government has further consulted with employer and employee organizations in response to Emergency package 2.0. ...

Extension and expansion of Jobs and Economy emergency package (Emergency package 2.0)

May 26, 2020
More than two months ago the government announced a number of emergency measures in its ‘Jobs and Economy emergency package’ letter to the Lower House of Parliament dated March 17, 2020. These measure ...

Building Blocks for a Better Tax System

May 20, 2020
On May 18, 2020 the ‘Building Blocks for a Better Tax System’ package was published. The reports, which together contain more than 1000 pages of text, have resulted in 169 detailed policy options on a ...

Advocate General at CJEU: VAT deduction limitation for ‘setting aside’ capital raised in expectation of new investment

May 18, 2020
As a result of the corona crisis, setting an investment on hold and holding the capital raised for it may occur more frequently. If the capital is held in expectation of a new investment, we believe i ...

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