Netherlands: 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
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Netherlands 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
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Netherlands 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
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Netherlands: 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
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Netherlands: 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
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Netherlands 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
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Netherlands 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)
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Netherlands 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
See MoreNetherlands declares tax payment extension and repayments
The Dutch Tax and Customs Administration grants temporary special payment extensions to entrepreneurs, to help them cope with the corona crisis. Taxpayers can apply for a special tax payment extension for most taxes. The extension will be valid
See MoreNetherlands introduces conditional withholding tax
On 2 November 2021, the parliament of the Netherlands approved the conditional withholding tax (WHT) rate of 25% on dividends paid to low tax jurisdictions. The conditional withholding tax will apply from 1 January 2024 on dividend payments to
See MoreNetherlands: Amendments to revise CIT rate proposes for 2022 tax plan
On 5 October 2021, the amendments to the “2020 Tax Plan” were presented to the lower house of Parliament of the Netherlands. Further amendments to the “2022 Tax Plan” were presented on 15 October 2021 to the lower house of Parliament. The
See MoreIMF Report Discusses Developments in the Netherlands
On 28 September 2021 the IMF issued a report on the Netherlands economy following consultations under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. The report notes that the Netherlands economy suffered a relatively small recession in the
See MoreNetherlands presents Budget for 2022
On 21 September 2021, the Dutch Budget for 2022 was presented. This year, the 2022 tax plan package mainly contains minor changes aimed at improving the tax system. In particular, improvements will be made to existing taxes in the areas of housing,
See MoreNetherlands extends tax payment deadline on request
The Dutch government has announced to extend the period during which taxpayer can request a special tax payment extension from the Tax and Customs Administration until 1 October 2021. There are several possible situations: You already applied
See MoreNetherlands updates loss carry forward provision
On 4 June 2021, the Netherlands published the Decree of 21 May 2021 in the Official Gazette, which provides for the implementation of the net operating loss carry forward changes. This legislation will enter into force for fiscal years on or after
See MoreOECD: Policies for a Climate Neutral Industry
On 15 April 2021 the OECD issued a Science, Technology and Industry Working Paper looking at lessons to be learned from the Netherlands on policies for a climate neutral industry. The approach taken by the Netherlands combines a commitment to
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