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After 20 years of negotiations, the European Union and Mercosur states - Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, on June 28, 2019 reached a political agreement for an ambitious, balanced and comprehensive trade agreement. 

On July 12, 2019, the Supreme Court published the judgment in a case litigated by Meijburg & Co concerning the question whether the allocation of bonus shares can be placed under the fixed exemption of the work-related costs rules. In this judgment, the Supreme Court formulated reference points for applying the standard practice criterion (gebruikelijkheidtoets).

On July 12, 2019, the bill to implement the EU Directive on mandatory disclosure (DAC6), which took effect on June 25, 2018, was presented to the Lower House. This Directive provides for the mandatory automatic exchange of information on reportable cross-border arrangements. A public consultation on a draft of the bill took place at the end of 2018/beginning of 2019; see our previous memorandum on this. The bill that has now been presented to the Lower House is addressed below. 

This is the third edition of our Tax Update for the Shipping & Offshore sector, in which we inform you about national and international developments, various court decisions, bills and practical experience, which are both current and relevant to the sector. Please use it to your advantage!

Shipping & Offshore Market Group
KPMG Meijburg & Co

On September 6, 2019 the Deputy Minister announced that a bill would be presented before the summer of 2020 to amend the taxation of income from savings and investment in Box 3. According to the initial calculations, taxpayers with only savings would, in effect, no longer have to pay tax on their savings up to approximately EUR 440,000.

On Budget Day, September 17, 2019, the Cabinet presented the 2020 Tax Plan package to the Lower House. In this memorandum we address the most significant changes proposed for payroll taxes and social security contributions. 

The 30% ruling is a form of tax relief for employees coming to the Netherlands who are recruited from abroad and who possess specific expertise that is not present or is scarce in the Dutch labor market.

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 Leefomgeving), the Dutch know who will be the winners and who will be the losers of the Brexit. 

On February 14, 2017 the new Dutch decree on insurance premium tax was published (hereinafter: the decree). This replaces the Dutch decree of February 21, 2014 and contains several changes, which in summary concern the following aspects. 

The new rules contained in the Intra Corporate Transfer (ICT) Directive do not have to be applied to Japanese citizens. In principle, a person applying for a Dutch residence permit cannot choose between existing national rules and the ICT Directive.