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Welcome to our third edition of ESG Insights for Tax & Legal, keeping you informed of the latest developments in the fast-moving world of ESG!

As from 1 January 2025, the fiscal investment institution (“FII”) regime will no longer be accessible for companies directly investing in Dutch real estate.

The Supreme Court concluded that tax assessments must be reduced so that only the actual return is taxed in Box 3, and it also provides rules for determining the actual return.

Finding ways for tradition and innovation to co-exist is one of the most common challenges in building a lasting legacy in family businesses. By exploring the essence of legacy and its impact on business performance, the detailed data analysis, academic insights and the firsthand experiences of family business CEOs in this report contribute to a deeper understanding of the importance of balancing tradition and innovation for long-term success in family businesses.

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.

On May 15, 2024 the four coalition parties PVV, VVD, NSC and BBB published their general agreement ‘Hope, Courage and Pride’. The general agreement and the budgetary appendix provide insight into the main features of the tax plans of the new coalition government. In this memo we discuss the tax measures.

The aim of this newsletter is to give you an easy-to-read overview of the latest tax updates in Africa. This month’s newsletter includes, amongst others, an update on the tax proposals (including Pillar 2) in Kenya’s 2024 Finance Bill, as well as a summary of grants and tax incentives in Southern Africa.

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?

Even if the 30% ruling is applied with retroactive effect in the payroll records in 2022 or 2023, employees will still fall under the transitional rules. This was announced by the Dutch tax authorities in its latest position.

We recommend that all parties involved in the issue, resale or redemption of vouchers review the VAT treatment of their activities based on this ruling.