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New European environmental taxes in the offing

August 13, 2020

In July, EU heads of government reached agreement on the largest-ever EU recovery package to mitigate the consequences of the corona recession. The agreement includes new environment-related measures ...

Q&A: Tax policy developments for governments and multinationals

July 17, 2020

The European Green Deal suggests that well-designed tax reforms can boost economic growth and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by ensuring an effective carbon pricing.

Building Blocks for a Better Tax System

May 20, 2020

On May 18, 2020 the ‘Building Blocks for a Better Tax System’ package was published. The reports, which together contain more than 1000 pages of text, have resulted in 169 detailed policy options on a ...

Expansion and further easing of deferral of payment for businesses

April 3, 2020

Besides VAT, personal income tax, payroll tax and corporate income tax, the temporary deferral policy now applies to tax on games of chance, insurance premium tax, the landlord levy (verhuurderheffing ...

Tax measures for 2020

September 18, 2019

On Budget Day, September 17, 2019, the government presented the 2020 Tax Plan package to the Lower House.

Bill on the introduction of a UBO register

April 9, 2019

Legal persons and other legal entities will soon be obliged to register their ultimate beneficial owners. On April 4, 2019 the bill ‘Implementation registration of ultimate beneficial owners of compan ...

Bill on the Modernization of Partnerships: third time lucky?

March 14, 2019

The consultation document on the bill on the Modernization of Partnerships (‘Bill') was published on February 21, 2019. The current legislation on partnerships dates from the 19th century an ...

Draft bill on transparency of civil society organizations: foundations and associations must publish donations and financial data

January 11, 2019

On December 21, 2018, the Minister for Legal Protection published the draft bill on the Civil Society Organizations Transparency Act. The proposal provides for, on the one hand, insight into cash flow ...

Tax measures for 2019

September 19, 2018

On Budget Day, September 18, 2018, the government presented the 2019 Tax Plan to the Lower House.

Bill on implementation of UBO register presented for public consultation

April 4, 2017

On March 31, 2017 the draft bill on the Registration of Ultimate Beneficial Owners Implementation Act (hereinafter: the bill) was presented for public consultation.

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