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Final VAT return for 2020: adjustments under the VAT Deduction Exclusion Decree and private use of company cars

December 24, 2020
Our memorandum with flowchart provides an up-to-date explanation of how the adjustment affects the recovery of VAT on staff benefits, promotional gifts and other gifts. We also explain the effect of t ...

Relief and recovery package for the economy and labor market reappraised

December 14, 2020
In a letter sent to the Lower House of Parliament on December 9, 2020 the government announced that the existing relief and recovery package for the economy and labor market  – which was announce ...

Supreme Court interprets VAT exemption for collective asset management in broad terms: management of individual assets via investment profiles is exempt

December 7, 2020
On December 4, 2020 the Supreme Court rendered judgments in two important asset management cases.

Sixth progress letter ‘Working as a self-employed person’

November 25, 2020
On November 16, 2020 the sixth progress letter ‘Working as a self-employed person’ was published. In this letter, the Minister of Social Affairs and Employment and the Deputy Minister of Finance updat ...

CJEU: no VAT deduction for ‘setting aside’ raised capital after unsuccessful acquisition of a participation

November 16, 2020
If the intended acquisition of a participation cannot be realized, for example due to the corona crisis, we recommend that you examine the VAT implications of this in more detail.

New questions to CJEU: towards a broader concept of fixed establishment for VAT purposes?

October 9, 2020
A Romanian Court recently sought a preliminary ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU”) about the concept of fixed establishment for VAT purposes in the Berlin Chemie case (C-33 ...

Conditions for NOW 3, changes to NOW 1 and 2 and opening NOW 1 Subsidy Determination Desk

October 9, 2020
The Minister of Social Affairs and Employment informed the Lower House of Parliament on September 30, 2020 about the precise conditions of NOW 3, several changes to NOW 1 and NOW 2 and about the openi ...

AG of the Supreme Court: management of individual assets via investment profiles is subject to VAT

September 25, 2020
On September 23, 2020 Advocate General to the Supreme Court, Ms. C.M. Ettema, issued Opinions in two interesting asset management cases.

Budget Day 2020: changes to payroll taxes

September 17, 2020
In our memorandum we address the most significant changes proposed for payroll taxes and social security contributions.

Relief and recovery package for the economy and labor market (Emergency package 3.0)

September 2, 2020
On August 28, 2020 by letter to the Lower House of Parliament, the government presented a relief and recovery package for businesses and workers, which follows on from the two previous emergency packa ...

Court of Appeals judgment on the standard practice criterion in the work-related costs rules

August 21, 2020
In the order for reference, the Court of Appeals The Hague based its assessment on the framework set by the Supreme Court in its judgment and offered more clarity on some practical elements.

Postponement of the e-commerce EU VAT package to 1 July 2021 confirmed.

July 23, 2020
The postponement of the effective date of the e-commerce EU VAT package to 1 July 2021 has been confirmed by the Council of the EU on 22 July 2020. E-commerce businesses will need to get their data, s ...

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