The Meaning of Avoidance and Aggressive Tax Planning and the BEPS Initiative

EATLP 2016 Congress; National Report - The Netherlands

36 Pages Posted: 14 Apr 2016 Last revised: 29 Aug 2016

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Maarten Floris de Wilde

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Ciska Wisman

Radboud University Nijmegen

Date Written: April 12, 2016

Abstract

This national report has been prepared as a contribution to the Conference of the European Association of Tax Law Professors entitled ‘Tax Avoidance Revisited: Exploring the Boundaries of Anti-Avoidance Rules in the EU BEPS Context. The conference is to be held in Munich, Germany, on 2-4 June 2016. The national report – quite comprehensively – deals with the phenomena of tax avoidance and tax planning by multinationals and the addressing of these in the Netherlands’ corporation tax system. Topics addressed include: • General observations on tax avoidance, tax planning and aggressive tax planning; • National GAAR (fraus legis), and accompanying case law including case law on mismatches; • Tax Base Calculation/Transfer Pricing, and accompanying case law (e.g. “Non-Businesslike Loans”, “Umbrella guarantee”, “Mauritius” and “Italian Listed Company”); • SAARS (interest deduction limitations – 10a, 10b, 13l, and 15ad CITA) including case law; • SAARS (other than interest deduction limitations – 13(17), 13a, 13aa, 17(3)(b), 20(4), 20a CITA, 4(7) DWTA) and accompanying case law; • Case law on corporate interrelationships anti-abuse; • OECD BEPS impacts; • EU BEPS/EU interrelationships (soft law/hard law; both primary/secondary law – e.g. Freedoms, Parent-Subsidiary Directive); • Rulings practices; • Netherlands international tax policy aspects involving BEPS measures.

Keywords: Base Erosion and Profit Shifting, Tax Avoidance, Corporate Taxation

JEL Classification: H20, H25

Suggested Citation

de Wilde, Maarten Floris and Wisman, Ciska, The Meaning of Avoidance and Aggressive Tax Planning and the BEPS Initiative (April 12, 2016). EATLP 2016 Congress; National Report - The Netherlands, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2763715

Maarten Floris De Wilde (Contact Author)

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Ciska Wisman

Radboud University Nijmegen ( email )

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Nijmegen, 6500 HK
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