South Africa: Dutch court ruled on exemption of withholding tax on dividend payments
On 17 August 2017, a Dutch lower court ruled that dividend payments from the Netherlands to South African corporate entities with 10% or more ownership in the company are not subject to Dutch dividend withholding tax. The case involved a 2013
See MoreKenya ratifies DTA with Netherlands
On 18 August 2017, according to published Legal Notice 169 of 2017 in the Official Gazette of Kenya, which ratifies the pending Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) with the Netherlands for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal
See MoreAlgeria, Netherlands negotiate to tax treaty
The Finance Minister of Algeria has announced that representatives of Algeria and the Netherlands met on 31st July 2017 to discuss bilateral relations and strengthening the relationship through the conclusion of an income tax treaty. The treaty must
See MoreU.S. and Netherlands sign an agreement on the exchange of CbC reports
According to an IRS announcement on its website, the competent authorities of U.S. and Netherlands have concluded an arrangement on the exchange of Country-by-Country Reports. The competent authority arrangement (CAA) for exchange of
See MoreNetherlands: The Dutch government publishes consultation on anti-tax avoidance directive
The State Secretary of Finance provided a letter to Dutch parliament in which he indicated that an internet consultation has been opened for a draft bill on 10th July 2017. The draft bill has been formulating in order to implement the first EU
See MoreNetherlands-Indonesia: Agreement to clarify investment fund taxation
The Government of the Netherlands has announced that an agreement with Indonesia has been concluded regarding the taxation of investment funds. The agreement clarifies the application of the Dutch-Indonesian double tax avoidance agreement to
See MoreNew protocol to DTA between Indonesia and Netherlands enters into force
The amending protocol of Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between Indonesia and Netherlands will enter into force on 1 August 2017 and as of 1 October 2017, this protocol will
See MoreIndonesia-Netherlands: Protocol to tax treaty enters into force
A pending protocol to tax treaty between the Netherlands and Indonesia of 29 January 2002 has been signed on 30 July 2015, will enter into force on 1 August 2017. This Protocol was published on 10 August 2015. The protocol applies for amounts paid
See MoreNetherlands signs Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent BEPS
The Netherlands signed the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting ("Multilateral Instrument" or "MLI") on 7th June 2017. About 70 Ministers and other high-level representatives
See MoreNetherlands: Bill on country-by-country reporting gazetted
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
See MoreNetherlands: Amendments to dividend withholding tax rule
On May 16, 2017, the Dutch government released a public consultation for the previously announced legislative proposals regarding changes to the DWT (dividend withholding tax) rules for holding cooperatives. The Dutch government expected to have the
See MoreNetherlands: Parliament adopted new Bill on CbC reporting requirement
The Dutch lower house of Parliament adopted the Bill No.34651 to implement country-by-country (CbC) reporting on April 18, 2017. The bill allowed a group entity to serve as the reporting entity and a designated Dutch group entity to file an
See MoreNetherlands releases explanation on dividend withholding tax exemption for exempt companies
The Dutch Tax and Customs Administration has issued an explanation on 30 March 2017 regarding dividend withholding tax exemption for exempt companies. According to the explanation domestic and foreign entities which are exempt from corporate income
See MoreNetherlands amendments to bill on country-by-country reporting
The State Secretary for Finance has submitted an amended bill to the lower house of the parliament regarding country-by-country reporting on 21 March 2017. The bill implementing Council Directive (EU) 2016/881 of 25 May 2016 amending Directive
See MoreNetherlands: Decree establishing market interest rates for interest-free liabilities
Decree No. 2017-22042 of 7 March 2017 establishing the market interest rates for interest-free liabilities have been published in official gazette No. 15371 on 17 March 2017. The Decree updates and replaces the Decree No. BLKB2015/1650M of 10
See MoreHong Kong signs agreements on automatic exchange of financial account information in tax matters with 6 jurisdictions
Hong Kong has signed agreements with six jurisdictions for conducting automatic exchange of financial account information on tax matters. They are Belgium, Canada, Guernsey, Italy, Mexico and the Netherlands. A Government spokesman said on 17 March
See MoreBelgium: Netherlands UCITS under EU Parent-Subsidiary Directive, Dividend withholding tax exemption
The EU Court of Justice issued a judgment in a case regarding application of the EU Parent-Subsidiary Directive, and specifically a withholding tax imposed by Belgium on dividends paid by a subsidiary company of Belgium to its Dutch parent companies
See MoreNetherlands: Updated decree publishes on implication of participation exemption
Decree No. BLKB2016/803M dated 20 January 2017 has been published in Official Gazette No. 5003 on 23 February 2017 regarding implication of the exemption from the participation. The Decree updated and replaced the Decree No. DGB2010/2154M of 12 July
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