Dutch Beneficial Ownership Register Effective 2020

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, April 15, 2019

The Dutch Government has confirmed that a registry of ultimate beneficial owners of companies will enter into force in the Netherlands from January 2020. Read Full Story

Netherlands To Improve Employee Allowance Scheme

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

The Dutch Ministry of Finance announced on February 1, 2019, that the work-related costs scheme will be improved from 2020. Read Full Story

EU To Probe Potential Abuses Of Citizenship By Investment Schemes

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, January 28, 2019

For the first time, the Commission has presented a comprehensive report on investor citizenship and residence schemes operated by a number of EU member states. Read Full Story

Netherlands Announces Tax 'Blacklist'

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, January 7, 2019

On December 28, 2018, the Dutch Government published in the Official Gazette a list of 21 low-tax jurisdictions. Companies doing business in these territories will face new anti-avoidance measures, intended to tackle tax base erosion and profit shifting. Read Full Story

Netherlands Announces Stricter Rules For Tax Rulings

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, November 30, 2018

On November 22, 2018, the Dutch Ministry of Finance announced changes to the country's tax ruling regime intended to ensure that only taxpayers meeting certain substance requirements are granted tax rulings. Read Full Story

Estonia Tops Tax Foundation's Tax Competitiveness Index

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Monday, October 29, 2018

Estonia has topped the Tax Foundation's International Tax Competitiveness Index for the fifth successive year, being deemed to have the "best tax code in the OECD." Read Full Story

Netherlands To Keep Dividend Tax

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, October 19, 2018

The Dutch Government has decided to cancel the proposed elimination of the dividend tax and provide for a larger reduction in the rate of corporate tax, according to an announcement by State Secretary for Finance Menno Snel on October 15, 2018. Read Full Story

Netherlands Begins International Tax System Review

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, September 28, 2018

The Dutch Government has launched a consultation exercise on plans to review the country's tax treaty policy and to draw up a list of low-tax jurisdictions for the purposes of enforcing incoming controlled foreign company rules. Read Full Story

Netherlands Ponders New Aviation Tax

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, July 16, 2018

The Dutch Government has begun a public consultation exercise on plans to introduce a new tax on air travel by 2021. Read Full Story

OECD Welcomes Dutch Efforts To Counter BEPS

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, July 4, 2018

The OECD has welcomed efforts by the Dutch Government to tackle base erosion and profit shifting but called for the overall tax regime to be simplified, including in area of value-added tax. Read Full Story

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