Netherlands: Government pushes for upper house approval of DAC8 crypto-asset reporting, information-exchange legislation
The Netherlands State Secretary for Finance published Letter No. 2026-0000019577 on the Ministry of Finance’s website on 28 January 2026, urging the upper house of parliament to swiftly approve the bill implementing the Amending Directive to the
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Netherlands: Parliament passes DAC8 crypto-asset reporting, exchanging tax information rules
The Netherlands' lower house of parliament has approved a bill to implement the rules of the Amending Directive to the 2011 Directive on Administrative Cooperation (2023/2226) (DAC8) on 27 January 2026. The bill introduces new rules for reporting
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Netherlands: Supreme Court strikes down higher tax interest rate for corporations
The Dutch Supreme Court ruled on 16 January 2026 that the higher tax interest rate for corporate taxpayers, set by the Tax and Recovery Interest Decree, is invalid. The court found it unfairly singles out companies by imposing a heavier burden than
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Netherlands to implement Pillar 2 side-by-side legislation by mid-2026
The Netherlands Ministry of Finance sent a letter to the House of Representatives on 5 January 2026 outlining the Side-by-Side arrangement for the Pillar 2 global minimum tax, which was recently agreed by the BEPS Inclusive Framework. The letter
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Netherlands gazettes 2025 year-end decree, revises minimum tax rules
The Netherlands has gazetted the End-of-year Decree 2025 on 23 December 2025, introducing a series of primarily technical amendments to several tax implementation decrees, mainly stemming from the 2026 Tax Plan and the 2026 Tax Collection
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Germany, Netherlands tax treaty protocol enters into force
The amending protocol to the 2012 tax treaty between Germany and the Netherlands will enter into force on 31 December 2025. The Netherlands and Germany signed the protocol on 14 April 2025. It will take effect starting 1 January 2026. The
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Netherlands: MoF consults proposed amendments to mutual fund regulation
The Dutch Ministry of Finance initiated a public consultation on 15 December 2025 regarding draft legislation addressing practical issues arising from the 1 January 2025 changes to the mutual fund regime for the funds for mutual account (fonds voor
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Netherlands: Senate approves 2026 Tax Plan package
The Netherlands Senate approved the legislative proposals contained in the 2026 Tax Plan package on 16 December 2025. The measures will enter into force once they receive royal assent and are published in the Official Gazette. The Ministry of
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Netherlands: Tax Authority publishes guidance on pillar two for low-taxed intra-group transfers
The Netherlands Tax Administration has issued a guidance 15 December 2025 on calculating the amount of income inclusion top-up tax also known as the income inclusion rule (IIR), in the event of an internal transfer of a low-tax group entity between
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Netherlands: Tax Administration clarifies correction of pre-Pillar 2 tax charges under minimum tax Act 2024
The Dutch Tax Administration has confirmed that corporate income tax expenses or benefits relating to pre-Pillar Two financial years must be corrected when calculating adjusted covered taxes under the Minimum Tax Act 2024 (Wet minimumbelasting 2024;
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Netherlands: Lower House approves amendments to minimum tax law, DAC9 implementation bill
The Netherlands' lower house of the parliament has adopted amendments to the Minimum Tax Act and an implementation bill for DAC9 on 27 November 2025. This bill is part of the 2026 Tax Plan package. It ensures that the Netherlands complies with
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Netherlands, Thailand sign new income tax treaty
The Netherlands and Thailand signed a new income tax treaty on 21 November 2025 during the 4th EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum (IPMF) in Brussels. The new agreement aims to align with the latest international standards and implement
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Netherlands: Government to raise late payment interest rate from 2026
The Netherlands government has published an amendment to the Decree on tax interest and late payment interest in Official Gazette No. 383 on 21 November 2025, raising the late payment interest rate from 4% to 4.3%, starting 1 January 2026. Late
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Netherlands issues new decree on VAT exemption for share transactions
The Netherlands has published a new Decree on 15 October 2025 regarding the VAT exemption for share transactions. The Decree clarifies the scope of “intermediary services” in securities transactions and provides a broad application of the VAT
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Netherlands: Government proposes aligned DAC9, DAC8 implementation date
The Netherlands government has submitted an amendment aligning the effective date of the DAC9 implementation bill (Directive 2025/872) with the bill introducing DAC8 (Directive 2023/2226). The updated amendment was released on the Ministry of
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China allows civilian use of Nexperia chips despite export restrictions
China announced exemptions to its export controls on Nexperia chips for civilian applications on 9 November 2025, aiming to ease the global auto industry's supply chain issues. Nexperia, a Netherlands-based chipmaker owned by China's Wingtech,
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Germany gazettes law ratifying amending protocol to tax treaty with Netherlands
Germany published a law ratifying the protocol to its 2012 tax treaty with the Netherlands, signed on 14 April 2025, to prevent double taxation and tax evasion. Germany published a law ratifying the protocol to its 2012 tax treaty with the
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Germany: Bundesrat approves amending protocol to tax treaty with Netherlands
The treaty will take effect after the exchange ratification instruments and apply from 1 January next year. The German upper house of parliament (Bundesrat) approved the amending protocol to the 2012 tax treaty with the Netherlands on 17 October
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