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The Netherlands announces tax treaty agenda for 2025
The Dutch Ministry of Finance has published its tax treaty negotiation agenda for 2025, providing insights into recently finalized, ongoing, and upcoming treaty negotiations. This annual update serves to inform…
Svalner Atlas Group continues its expansion by joining forces with KWC in Norway
Svalner Atlas Group is on an expansion journey to become one of the leading independent tax and transaction advisory firms in Northern Europe. As a step on this journey, the…
Findings investigation into the lucrative interest regime
Summary The State Secretary for Finance has informed the Lower House of the Dutch Parliament on the findings of the investigation into the lucrative interest regime. The key takeaway is…
Upcoming Webinar: Pillar Two Update Brazil – 11 Feb 2025
Date: February 11, 2025 Time: 09:00 BRA | 13:00 CET Location: Online Atlas Tax Lawyers, in collaboration with Brazilian tax specialists from Alma Law, is pleased to invite you to…
CJEU Ruling on Dutch Dividend Withholding Tax and Free Movement of Capital
On 7 November 2024, the European Court of Justice (CJEU) delivered a significant judgment (XX, C-782/22) concerning the application of dividend withholding tax (DWT) on foreign insurance companies. The ruling…
Impact of South Africa-Kuwait DTA Changes on Dutch and Swedish Shareholders
Recent adjustments to the double tax agreement (DTA) between South Africa and Kuwait have far-reaching implications that could directly affect the tax liabilities of Dutch and Swedish shareholders of South…
Major tax changes for digital businesses in Canada
Canada has enacted significant changes to its tax regime for businesses operating in the digital economy. Canada’s Digital Services Tax (DST) came into force on 28 June 2024 (legal act…
Pillar One – Amount B
Amount B attempts to streamline and simplify the process of pricing baseline marketing and distribution activities in accordance with the arm’s length principle. The aim of this new approach is…
€1M interest deduction threshold maintained for real estate entities
Good news; the Dutch government decided to maintain the €1 million interest deduction threshold, also for real estate entities. Earlier this year, the Dutch government announced to eliminate the €1…
Court rules: tax interest too high
Court ruling On 7 November 2024, the District Court of Northern Netherlands ruled that the 8% interest rate applied to corporate income tax assessments is unjustifiably higher than the 4%…
Online update Pillar One – Amount B
Date: November 29, 2024 Time: 10:00 – 11:30 am CET On November 29, from 10:00 to 11:30 AM CET, Svalner Atlas Group will be hosting a Pillar One – Amount…
7 November 2024 – Exclusive Brazil roundtable session – Indirect tax reform in Brazil
On 7 November 2024, and in close cooperation with Brazilian tax specialists from Alma Law, Atlas Tax Lawyers proudly hosts an exclusive roundtable session on the latest indirect tax developments…
Indirect Tax webinar – VAT highlights 2024 – 29 October 2024
On the 29th of October from 14:00 – 15:00 CET we will host our third VAT Webinar of this year. During this webinar we will touch upon the VAT highlights…
Adjustment of earnings stripping rule for real estate entities likely off the table
To prevent real estate entities from splitting up to make use of the € 1 million threshold multiple times, the Dutch government intended to tighten the earnings stripping rule for…
Important publication DTA about Dutch tax classification of foreign entities
Introduction On 1 October 2024, the Dutch tax authorities (DTA) published a knowledge group position (Kennisgroepstandpunt) addressing the tax classification of certain foreign entities under the new Dutch entity classification…