On Tuesday 17 September 2019, the Dutch government presented the new plans for tax measures for the coming years. These plans affect (international) business, employers and individuals. Read more about the most important changes in our areas of expertise.

On 24 September 2019, the EU General Court upheld the Commission’s decision that Fiat received unlawful State aid from Luxembourg, and at the same time annulled the decision which had found the same with respect to Starbucks in the Netherlands.

The OECD seeks consensus by the end of 2020 on how to ensure all profits of multinational groups are subject to a (yet to be determined) worldwide minimum level of taxation. The proposals, if implemented, would have a major impact on the way multinationals are taxed, and would lead them to rethink how they structure their operations and how they organise intragroup cash flows. Stakeholders now have an opportunity to help shape the proposals during a written consultation open until 2 December 2019.