Train firm NS detours Dutch taxes via Ireland subsidiary
Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) is still evading paying taxes in the Netherlands through a subsidiary in Ireland that has existed since 1998, NRCQ reports. This means that the state, which is the full...
View ArticleUberPop raided for sales tax evasion
UberPop drivers are evading taxes by not charging VAT for the trips they make. According to Uber, it is impossible to charge VAT as the UberPop drivers are not registered with the Chamber of Commerce....
View ArticleNetherlands no tax haven for businesses in developing countries
The Netherlands will sign treaties with 23 African nations aimed at preventing locally operating enterprises from using Dutch jurisdiction to evade taxation in their countries. The enterprises will be...
View ArticleEU investigates Netherlands sweetheart tax deals
A delegation from the European Parliament will be visiting the Netherlands in May for an investigation into the so-called sweetheart tax deals with multinationals like Starbucks. The post EU...
View ArticleGroenLinks against sales tax increase
GroenLinks is against the part of the Cabinet's tax reform plan that would increase the value added tax from 6 percent to 21 percent. This means that the plan may not get the necessary support in the...
View ArticleABN Amro banker suspected of millions in tax evasion
The Public Prosecutor suspects a banker at ABN Amro Clearing Bank of money laundering and tax fraud The post ABN Amro banker suspected of millions in tax evasion appeared first on NL Times.
View ArticleLabour: “Shocked” over Starbucks ruling, demands answers from Finance Sec.
The PvdA is "shocked" by the European Commissions ruling that the Netherlands' deal with multinational Starbucks amounts to illegal State aid. As far as the party is concerned, State Secretary Eric...
View ArticleCheap Chinese solar panels targeted in tax fraud bust
The Fiscal Intelligence and Investigation Service, FIOD, raided a company in Rotterdam on Tuesday in an investigation into import duties and tax evasion in the import of cheap Chinese solar panels. The...
View ArticleNearly 15,000 Dutch questionable tax deals after Starbucks ruling
The judgement made by the European Commission over the Starbucks tax agreement could have far reaching consequence across the country, with nearly 15,000 such deals having already been made. Tax...
View ArticleIKEA accused of dodging a billion euros in taxes
Between 2009 and 2014 Ikea evaded at least 1.032 billion euros in tax using a complicated construction with companies in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein. Most of the tax money...
View ArticleMany Netherlands small businesses use tax havens
Many Dutch small and medium sized businesses set up a company in a tax haven through a Panamanian intermediary. At least 200 offshore companies linked to the Netherlands were active at then end of...
View ArticleFmr. footballer Seedorf denies Panama Papers accusations
Former football player Clarence Seedorf denies any involvement in illegal practices mentioned in the Panama Papers, his spokesperson said to broadcaster NOS. The post Fmr. footballer Seedorf denies...
View ArticleABN Amro supervisory board member named in Panama Papers
Bert Meerstadt, a member of ABN Amro's supervisory board, is mentioned in the Panama Papers - 11.5 million documents, spreadsheets, emails and other files leaked from Panamanian legal consultancy...
View ArticleABN Amro board member resigns after Panama Papers connection
Bert Meerstadt is resigning as member of ABN Amro's supervisory board with immediate effect, following reports that his name was mentioned in the Panama Papers - 11.5 million documents, spreadsheets,...
View ArticleABN Amro helped hide potential tax evaders: Panama Papers
Using foreign subsidiaries, ABN Amro helped hide the fact that private clients own companies in tax havens, Trouw and the Financieele Dagblad reports based on the Panama Papers. The post ABN Amro...
View ArticleDutch MPs want inquiry on Panama Papers, tax evasion
A majority in the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of Dutch parliament, wants to hold a parliamentary inquiry to gain more information on what is going on in the Panama Papers. The parliamentarians want...
View ArticleEuropean tax evasion language toned down after Dutch raise concerns
European Union States decided to tone down the language used in the European Commission's proposals on reducing tax evasion by multinationals The post European tax evasion language toned down after...
View ArticleDutch double penalty for hiding assets in Panama Papers response
Finance State Secretary Eric Wiebes is calling on tax evaders to turn themselves in to the Tax Authorities. And to give them some encouragement to do so soon, the fine imposed on tax evaders who turn...
View ArticleU.S. firms funnel billions through Netherlands to avoid tax
The 50 largest American companies funneled some 1.3 trillion dollars through tax haven. A significant portion of that went through the Netherlands, newspaper AD reports based on a new report from Oxfam...
View ArticleNetherlands a tax haven for Central American corporations; “Sometimes illegal”
Central American companies annually funnel millions of dollars through the Netherlands in an effort to avoid tax. The Netherlands route is particularly popular with wealthy Mexicans and Ecuadorians who...
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