The lower house of the Dutch parliament adopted a bill implementing EU directive 2016/881, mandating the automatic exchange of country-by-country reporting information among EU member states on 26th April 2017. On 2nd June 2017, EU directive 2016/881bill is published in official Gazette No.215. The Bill takes effect from 5th June 2017, with retroactive effect as of 1st January 2016. In addition, on 7th June 2017, Netherlands signed the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS).
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