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Europe’s Moment: Repair and Prepare for the Next Generation
Communication from the European Commission The European Commission has unveiled its plan for Europe’s financial recovery from covid-19.The major recovery plan includes the creation of the new instrument “Next Generation…
Atlas Tax Lawyers ranked Tier 2 in The Legal 500
Atlas is delighted to announce its Tier 2 position in the 2020 edition of The Legal 500! Clients appreciate Atlas for: ‘Pragmatic, deal-driven approach, willing to negotiate to get the…
Economic Analysis and Impact Assessment of the Pillar 1 & 2 Proposals
On 13 February 2020, the OECD published a (first) economic analysis / impact assessment of the (combined) Pillar 1 & 2 proposals). Background The OECD recently published the proposals for…
OECD releases Transfer Pricing Guidance on Financial Transactions
On February 11, 2020 the OECD released the highly anticipated report “Transfer Pricing Guidance on Financial Transactions” (“the report”), which deals with the follow-up work in relation to Actions 8-10…
Abuse of Law under EU Directives – Derivatives & Financial Instruments, 2019 (Volume 21), No. 6
In this article the authors Frederik Mulder and Yves Cattel discuss the ruling of the European Court of Justice in the so-called “Danish cases” (T Danmark – Case C-116/16 and…
WTS Global comments on the Unified Approach under Pillar One
On November 12th, the WTS Global comments on the Unified Approach under Pillar One were sent to the OECD. Atlas, represented by Ivo Kuipers, Joris Steunenberg en Mick Willemsen, was…
Atlas welcomes Frederik Mulder to the partner team
Atlas Welcomes Frederik Mulder to the partner team We are proud to announce that Frederik Mulder has been appointed as partner in our M&A team. Frederik, who joined Atlas in…
OECD publishes proposal on a “unified approach” to tax the digital economy
On 9 October 2019, the OECD published a proposal for a “unified approach” to the nexus and profit allocation challenges arising from the digital economy. Background The proposal combines elements…
International Tax Review ranking – World Tax 2020
Atlas is very proud to announce that, after years of hard work, it is ranked by International Tax Review as Tier 2 firm in the 2020 edition of World Tax, the…
Introduction withholding tax on interest and royalty payments
In line with previous proposals, the Dutch Ministry of Finance announced to introduce a conditional withholding tax on interest and royalty payments as of 2021. Under the new Withholding Tax…
TP and credit ratings: The impact of passive association
The third and final article on the use of credit ratings by transfer pricing practitioners and tax authorities, in the mini-series by Joris Steunenberg and Mick Willemsen, has been published…
TP and credit ratings: Establishing the stand-alone credit profile
The second article on the use of credit ratings by transfer pricing practitioners and tax authorities, in the mini-series by Joris Steunenberg and Mick Willemsen, has been published on Transfer…
Atlas Tier 2 in the 2019 Tax Advisory Survey of ITR
Atlas is very proud to be recognized by the market as Tier 2 in the 2019 Tax Advisory Survey of the International Tax Review. The survey is carried out among…
TP and credit ratings: Determining the anchor rate
Joris Steunenberg and Mick Willemsen have written three technical articles on the use of credit ratings by transfer pricing practitioners and tax authorities, which are published on TP Week in…
Legislative proposal on the Dutch implementation of anti-hybrid rules pursuant to the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive
On 2 July 2019, the legislative proposal to implement the provisions of the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive 2 (ATAD2) was submitted to the Dutch parliament. ATAD 2 combats both hybrid…