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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Sustainability and the tax function: defining ESG

July 5, 2022
In recent years the public debate about corporate social responsibility (CSR) and taxation has seen an upsurge with the public, including civil society organizations and authorities (including the EU ...
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NieuwsFlits WOZ en lokale belastingen – 1st quarter 2022

March 24, 2022
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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European Commission’s response to the OECD Pillar 2 model rules

December 23, 2021
On December 22, 2021, the European Commission published a proposed EU directive to incorporate Pillar Two into EU law. The rules generally mirror the OECD model rules released on December 20, 2021 but ...
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Revenues EU ETS and CBAM for the EU?

December 22, 2021
On December 22, 2021, the European Commission published its proposal for the next generation of EU own resources. There are from a Tax Sustainability perspective two proposed new resources o ...
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Climate Tax aspects of 2021 coalition agreement

December 21, 2021
We briefly address what is currently known about the intended climate tax measures.
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OECD publishes Global Anti-Base Erosion Model Rules (Pillar 2)

December 20, 2021
On December 20, 2021 the OECD published the Global Anti-Base Erosion (‘GloBE’) Model Rules, also known as Pillar 2. The GloBE Rules aim to impose a global minimum tax of 15% on multinational enterpris ...
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Brexit and import: after principles also pragmatism

October 14, 2020
With January 1, 2021 fast approaching, companies exporting to the UK are eagerly looking for answers and solutions.
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Brexit: implications for frontier workers

September 30, 2020
The UK government recently published new policy for all EU frontier workers who work in the United Kingdom.
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BEPS 2.0 Update: A new tax system for the digital era

March 2, 2020
On 24th of October, 2019, the roundtable session 'BEPS 2.0 Update' took place at KPMG Meijburg & Co. As a result, a report was made with interesting findings and feedback on the OECD consultation ...
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Brexit: right of UK citizens to reside in the Netherlands

February 19, 2020
On January 31, 2020 the United Kingdom left Europe. A withdrawal agreement (‘deal’) was negotiated under which UK citizens and their family members who lawfully resided in the Netherlands before the B ...
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OECD Update: 'Unified Approach' promising for acceptance

February 2, 2020
On 31st of January, 2020, the OECD gave an update on the outline for a global taxation of multinationals: 'Unified Approach'. Jaap Reyneveld, partner at KPMG Meijburg & Co: “It looks like the 'Uni ...
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Major changes EU VAT and e-commerce 2021

December 10, 2019
New VAT rules for e-commerce will be introduced in the European Union (EU) as of January 1, 2021. In this blog Max van de Ven, Andy van Esdonk and Giancarlo Stanco, of KPMG Meijburg & Co, each sha ...
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