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December 5, 2019

Annual adjustment of salary criterion for highly skilled migrants 2020

The gross monthly salaries that apply as of January 1, 2020 have been published.

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December 5, 2019

Interview Unilever about the future of taxes

In the new KPMG RAAD Magazine the CFO and EVP Global Tax & Treasury of Unilever shared their thoughts about the future of taxes with Loek Helderman, partner of KPMG Meijburg & Co.

 

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December 4, 2019

Supreme Court: 2% real estate transfer tax more likely on offices converted to apartments

This is a favorable outcome for the real estate market. The acquisition of (an apartment right in) a converted building intended for residential use is more likely to be subject to 2% rather than 6% real estate transfer tax.

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November 19, 2019

Dutch Customs grants postponement to exporters not established in the Union

Who can act as an exporter? This question has been causing considerable commotion in the Union for some time now. 

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November 19, 2019

State aid: Commission approves prolongation of amendments to the Dutch tonnage tax scheme

The European Commission has authorised, under EU State aid rules, the prolongation of three amendments to the Dutch tonnage tax regime until 31 December 2028.

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November 15, 2019

Advocate General at CJEU in Dong Yang VAT case

On November 14, 2019 Advocate General Kokott rendered her Opinion in the Dong Yang Electronics case (C-547/18). 

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November 15, 2019

Multilateral instrument causes tax temperatures to fluctuate

Fred van Horzen, partner specialized in tax treaties, EU treaty freedoms and State aid, shares his views on tax temperature fluctuations.

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November 13, 2019

EU-Singapore trade deal to take effect this month

On November 8, 2019 the EU Council approved the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA), which will enter into force on November 21, 2019. 

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November 13, 2019

KPMG submission on ‘Pillar One’ approach to address digital economy tax issues

This week KPMG submitted its comments to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) consultation with regard to the unified approach under Pillar One.

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November 13, 2019

Are you losing money because of Tax Equalization? – Tax Technology offers you insight!

A common agreement in the world of cross-border employment is the ‘tax equalization agreement’ between an employer and employee. Under this agreement, an employee does not pay more or less tax during their secondment than the tax they would have paid had they continued to live or work in their home country.

 

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November 7, 2019

FS Tax Newsletter | November 2019

In this edition we highlight the key aspects of the 2020 Tax Plan. We also focus on three important CJEU cases concerning the VAT payable on assignment of a debt recognized in enforcement proceedings, VAT and services related to the operation of ATMs and VAT on services provided by a head office to its fixed establishment. Finally, we would like to invite you to a seminar on the OECD BEPS 2.0 / Pillar Two consultation and to a roundtable for pension funds and asset managers (see points 5 and 6).

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November 1, 2019

VAT on services provided by a head office to its fixed establishment? Skandia 2.0

On October 30, 2019, the Swedish Supreme Court announced to refer to the European Court of Justice (‘CJEU’) the question whether services provided by a Danish head office to its fixed establishment in Sweden are subject to Swedish VAT. 

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