The Dutch Parliament approved bill on supplementary transfer pricing documentation requirements

08 January, 2016

The Dutch Parliament approved the Other Fiscal Measures Bill that includes supplementary transfer pricing documentation requirements in order with the three tiered approach of Action 13 of the OECD Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project, on

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Netherlands: Lower House of the Parliament Adopted the Tax Plan 2016

20 November, 2015

The lower house of the parliament adopted the Tax Plan 2016 on 18 November 2015. The same was presented to the lower house of the parliament on 15 September 2015 by the Minister of Finance. The important measures were included on corporate tax and

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Netherlands: Decree published on adjustment period for advance tax rulings issued

15 November, 2015

During the parliamentary debate on the Act implementing the changes Parent-Subsidiary Directive 2015 have been in the Memorandum relating to the report two indicated publish a policy decision on an adjustment period for advance tax rulings

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Netherlands: IMF report comments on fiscal and tax policy

11 November, 2015

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued a report on the economy of the Netherlands following discussions under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. The recovery is stronger but growth will remain moderate at around 2% in 2015

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Netherlands-Publish Budget Proposal for 2016

20 September, 2015

The Dutch Ministry of Finance published its budget proposals for fiscal year 2016 on 15 September 2015. The budget proposals cover several tax law changes, including the application of the recent modifications of the European Union (EU)

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The Netherlands -Draft law implementing new transfer pricing documentation requirements

20 September, 2015

The Dutch State Secretary of Finance released a draft law providing changes to the Dutch Corporate Income Tax Act 1969 on 15 September 2015. The proposed changes involve supplementary transfer pricing documentation requirements in line with the

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WTO Public Forum to discuss how to make trade work

21 August, 2015

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) Public Forum for 2015 is to be held from 30 September to 2 October 2015. The Forum will include a high-level plenary debate on “Making Trade Work More Inclusively” looking at the contribution of trade to

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Changes to social security agreement between Chile and Netherlands

30 July, 2015

The amendments to the Social Security Agreement (1996) between Chile and the Netherlands were ratified by the Netherlands on 1st July 2015AA. The agreement was signed on 15th June 2005. It has been published in official Gazette No. 316 on 28th

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IMF issues concluding statement on consultations with the Netherlands

18 June, 2015

On 15 June 2015 the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published a concluding statement following consultations with the Netherlands government under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. The statement notes that the Netherlands economy

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FATCA agreement between Netherlands and United States entered into force

28 April, 2015

The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) Model 1A Agreement between Netherlands and United States entered into force on 9 April

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DTA between Malawi and Netherlands signed

22 April, 2015

Malawi and the Netherlands signed a income tax treaty for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income on 19 April

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Netherlands: signs agreement on exchange of tax information with 50 countries

01 November, 2014

Finance minister of Netherlands Jeroen Dijsselbloem signed a declaration today with 50 other countries, committing the signatories to exchange tax-information automatically. The Netherlands will receive information from these countries on possible

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UK-Netherlands Double Taxation Convention

16 October, 2014

The competent authorities of the United Kingdom and the Netherlands have reached the following mutual agreement regarding the application of the Convention between the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Government of the United

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Netherlands: Tax plan focuses on reducing the tax burden on labour

18 September, 2014

The 2015 Tax Plan focuses on alleviating the tax burden on labour. A sum of €1 billion has been made available for this purpose, which will be used to reduce the lowest rate of income tax and increase the employed person’s tax credit in order to

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Netherlands: 2015 Budget Memorandum

18 September, 2014

The Netherlands is slowly recovering from the crisis. Exports, corporate investments and consumption are all increasing. Economic growth in 2015 is projected at 1.25%. But the recovery is fragile and at risk from international developments.

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Netherlands has signed a letter of intent with St Maarten and Curacao

11 July, 2014

On July 9, 2014, the Netherlands has reached an agreement with St Maarten and Curacao on a bilateral arrangement to replace the existing Tax Regulation to prevent double taxation and counteract tax evasion. Representatives of the Netherlands and St.

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Netherlands Agrees to Amend the Russian DTA

11 May, 2014

The Netherlands are to begin negotiations with Russia to amend the double taxation agreement (DTA) concluded in 1996, with a first round of negotiations expected to be held in June 2014. Russia has asked for a revision to the agreement to bring it

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Spanish Supreme Court confirms the minimum participation withholding rate for application of Spain-Netherlands tax treaty

16 April, 2014

The Spanish Supreme Court issued a decision on 6 March in relation to application of the double tax agreement between Spain and the Netherlands signed on 16 June 1971. The Court confirmed that the 5% reduced rate for withholding tax under the DTA

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