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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.
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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.
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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 ...
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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.
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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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Confirmation by CJEU in BlackRock case: a single management service is not partly VAT-exempt

July 3, 2020
On July 2, 2020 the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’) rendered judgment in the BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited case (C-231/19). The CJEU concluded that a single fund managem ...
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CJEU in A Oy case: co-location services do not constitute the leasing of immovable property, nor any other immovable property service

July 3, 2020
On July 2, 2020 the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’) rendered judgment in the A Oy case (C-215/19). The case concerned whether co-location services must be regarded as the leasing of im ...
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The Netherlands: gradual lifting of travel ban for non-EU citizens as of July 1, 2020 (COVID-19)

July 2, 2020
As of July 1, 2020 the Netherlands will no longer maintain the travel ban for citizens of the following 14 countries: Algeria, Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Rwan ...
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Possibility to recover VAT on running costs for vacant property extended

June 30, 2020
On June 26, 2020 the Supreme Court ruled that the VAT on running costs (‘instandhoudingskosten’) for a vacant office building is deductible, even if the owner cannot prove, on the basis of objective i ...
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Supreme Court judgment with possible implications for the Dutch VAT position of complaints advisory committee members and similar officials

June 29, 2020
The Supreme Court ruled that the chairperson or an ordinary member of a complaints advisory committee within the meaning of Section 7:13 of the General Administrative Law Act does not qualify as a VAT ...
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Court: entitlement to 4% interest on refunds of VAT levied contrary to EU law

June 25, 2020
The District Court ruled that the phrase ‘taxes levied contrary to EU law’ should be interpreted neutrally. No conditions were imposed as to the reason for or cause of the undue payment. According to ...
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Conditions published for the extension of the NOW scheme (NOW-2)

June 25, 2020
On May 20, 2020, the government announced its intention to extend the NOW-1. The substantive details of this extension were published, on June 25, 2020, by Decree of June 22, 2020 under the name: Seco ...
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