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International tax measure for the digital economy affects all multinationals

March 14, 2019

A ‘Taxing the digital economy’ roundtable session recently took place at KPMG Meijburg & Co in Amstelveen; a successful and interactive session with interesting results. The most important conclus ...

Bill on the Modernization of Partnerships: third time lucky?

March 14, 2019

The consultation document on the bill on the Modernization of Partnerships (‘Bill') was published on February 21, 2019. The current legislation on partnerships dates from the 19th century an ...

Draft decree on transitional tax rules in the case of no-deal Brexit

March 13, 2019

On March 8, 2019, the Deputy Minister of Finance sent a draft decree with transitional tax rules in connection with Brexit to the Lower House of the Dutch Parliament. The draft decree must provide for ...

Consultation on draft bill against excessive borrowing from own company

March 6, 2019

On March 4, 2019 an internet consultation on the draft bill on the Excessive Borrowing from Own Companies Act was launched. This bill had been announced in September last year on Budget Day (see secti ...

CJEU decision on the Beneficial Owner concept under the Interest and Royalties Directive and the Parent-Subsidiary Directive

February 28, 2019

On February 26, 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) rendered two landmark decisions on the interpretation of the beneficial owner concept in cases where the Interest and Royalties ...

‘The Bitter and the Sweet’ - Short term Brexit impacts in the Netherlands

February 26, 2019

Brexit is not far away anymore. Robert van der Jagt, Brexit expert and partner of KPMG Meijburg & Co: “Being blessed by the presence of an Environment Assessment Agency (Planbureau voor de Leefomg ...

Dutch Lower House of Parliament passes Bill on ratification of the MLI

February 13, 2019

On February 12, 2019 the Dutch Lower House of Parliament passed the Bill for the ratification of the Multilateral Convention (“MLI”) to Implement Tax Treaty-Related Measures to Prevent Base ...

Bill on the Fiscal Unity Emergency Repair Act adopted by the Lower House

February 13, 2019

On February 12, 2019, the bill on the Fiscal Unity Emergency Repair Act (Wet spoedreparatie fiscale eenheid) was adopted by the Lower House. This bill was explained in our previous memoranda dated&nbs ...

As of January 1, 2020: ‘VAT quick fixes’ to simplify international trade

February 11, 2019

At the end of 2018 the European Council formally approved the proposals for four ‘VAT quick fixes’ to simplify international trade. These will take effect on January 1, 2020 and will have a considerab ...

FS Tax Newsletter issue 37 | February, 2019

February 6, 2019

In this first FS Tax Newsletter for 2019 we will summarize the most important tax developments of the last two months and will inform you about the upcoming FATCA and CRS reporting deadlines.

VAT: Recovery right on the basis of cross-border use costs

January 25, 2019

On January 24, 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’) rendered its judgment in the Morgan Stanley & Co International plc (‘Morgan Stanley’) case (case no. C-165/17). This case c ...

Insurance premium tax: CJEU decision on location of risk

January 24, 2019

On January 17, 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’) rendered judgment in a case that dealt with the location of risk for insurance premium tax purposes (case no. C-74/18). The cas ...

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