Supreme Court Rules Two Landmark Cases On The Dutch Participation Exemption

February 1, 2014

The Supreme Court rules in two landmark case on the qualification shares having certain features of debt instruments for the Dutch participation exemption. The Supreme Court ruled that shares in Dutch or foreign companies cannot be regarded as debt for Dutch tax law purposes and that this characteristic is not affected by certain debt instrument type of features.

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