Netherlands publishes DAC7 FAQsÂ
On January 1, 2024, the Netherlands’ tax authorities released a series of frequently asked questions (FAQs) to clarify the Netherlands’ reporting obligations and procedures under DAC7. The FAQs provide details regarding specific key terms,
See MoreNetherlands releases pillar 2 global minimum tax guide
On 31 December 2023, the Dutch Tax Administration released the guide on the Minimum Tax Act 2024. The Minimum Tax Act 2024, which entered into force on 31 December 2023, facilitates the implementation of the global minimum tax under Pillar 2 under
See MoreNetherlands updates low-tax and non-cooperative jurisdictions list for 2024Â
On 29 December 2023, the Dutch State Secretary of Finance published an end-of-year regulation in the Official Gazette. The regulation has been updated to revise the lists of low-tax and non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes. Effective
See MoreNetherlands announces major tax amendments for 2024
The Dutch Ministry of Finance released an overview of the most important tax amendments for 2024. These changes pertain to the Tax Plan for 2024, which the Dutch Senate approved on 19 December 2023. The key explanations and measures include:
See MoreNetherlands: Parliament passes tax plan for 2024 and pillar 2 global minimum tax
On 19 December 2023, the Dutch Senate (upper house of parliament) passed the Tax Plan for 2024, which includes the Pillar 2 global minimum tax and other tax measures. On 27 October 2023, the House of Representatives (lower house) approved the Tax
See MoreNetherlands: Senate passes public CbC reporting bill
The Dutch Senate (upper house of parliament) has passed the bill for implementing public Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting as required by Directive (EU) 2021/2101. The bill facilitates the partial implementation of Council Directive (EU) 2021/2101,
See MoreOECD Releases Information and Statistics on Mutual Agreement Procedures
On 14 November 2023 the OECD released the 2022 Mutual Agreement Procedures (MAP) Statistics, covering 133 jurisdictions worldwide. The release of these statistics each year is part of the actions to improve dispute prevention and resolution in line
See MoreNetherlands: Government presents Tax Plan for FY 2024
On 19 September 2023, Mr. Marnix van Rij, the State Secretary for Tax Affairs and the Tax Administration presented the 2024 Tax Plan to the House of Representatives. The package contains essential tax measures for society and the tax system. These
See MoreNetherlands: House of Representatives adopts legislation for public CbC Reporting
On 6 July 2023, the Dutch House of Representatives passed legislation aimed at implementing the Public Country-by-Country (CbC) Reporting Directive. This move highlights the Netherlands' commitment to transparency and aligns with international
See MoreNetherlands presents global minimum tax bill to parliament
On 31 May 2023, the bill on the Minimum Profit Tax Act 2024 was presented to the Lower House of Parliament. The proposal ensures that multinational groups and domestic groups with an annual revenue of €750 million or more pay tax on their
See MoreNetherlands introduces draft legislation to implement BEPS Pillar Two rule
On 31 May 2023, the Dutch Government submitted a draft legislation to the Parliament in order to incorporate the BEPS 2.0 – Pillar Two requirements into its domestic laws. This draft legislation follows the previously released draft proposal of 24
See MoreNetherlands: Late payment interest rates for CIT and WHT remain unchanged
On 23 February 2023, the State Secretary for Finance issued a letter announcing that the interest rates for late payment of corporate income tax (CIT) and withholding tax (WHT) will remain unchanged at 8% after March 1, 2023. Additionally, the
See MoreNetherlands: Tax authority extends one-off payment break for tax debts to 6 months
The Netherlands has extended the provision for a one-off payment break for the repayment of deferred tax debts of Covid-19 pandemic period from up to 3 months to 6 months. The State Secretary for Finance, Taxation and Tax Administration has
See MoreNetherlands presents tax plan for 2023
On 20 September 2022, the Dutch Budget for 2023 was presented with the tax plan for 2023. The key tax measures of the tax plan for 2023 are following: Increasing in the lower corporate income tax rate from 15% to 19% and the 25.8% headline CIT
See MoreNetherlands publishes new transfer pricing decree
On 1 July 2022, the Netherlands Ministry of Finance issued Decree No. 2022-0000139020 related to the application of the arm's length principle and the OECD transfer pricing guidelines. The New Decree replaces the previous transfer pricing (TP)
See MoreNetherlands publishes latest DAC6 reporting guidelines
The Netherlands Tax and Customs Administration have published latest user guidelines for the use of the Mandatory Disclosure/DAC6 data portal for reporting potentially aggressive cross-border tax arrangements. As a result of the Dutch
See MoreNetherlands plans to reduce corporate tax rate threshold
On 20 May 2022, the Dutch Ministry of Finance has published the Spring Memorandum 2022, informing parliament of the state of the nation's finances and plans for 2023 and beyond. For companies, the regular corporate income tax rate for 2022 is
See MoreNetherlands: Covid-19 support measures will end in the second quarter of 2022
The Dutch government has published a notice declaring the key support measures implemented and subsequently extended in response to the Covid-19 pandemic will end with effect from 1 April 2022. The measures contain the fixed costs grant scheme
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