House of Representatives adopts relevant modification of bankruptcy legislation

16 June 2020 - Last week the majority of the House of Representatives agreed to the legislative amendment under which enterprises can make a restart or are able to reorganise. Over the past months a lobby had arisen of organisations who fear that the corona crisis will lead to a surge of unnecessary bankruptcies. The amendment adopted by the […]

Update of tax measures corona crisis

16 June 2020 - Due to the corona crisis, the Dutch government has come up with an emergency package regarding the economy and jobs. The aim is to protect jobs and income in addition to health and to deal with (part of the) consequences of the corona crisis. Also a number of fiscal measures have been included. In May, […]

Reporting obligation cross border arrangement as from 1 July 2020

16 June 2020 - In May of 2018, the Council of the European Union adopted the EU-regulation regarding cross border arrangements. As a result of this European regulation, tax advisers, other intermediaries and tax payers must report possible cross border ‘aggressive’ arrangements. The member states of the European Union will subsequently exchange these reports. Why? The mandatory exchange of […]

As from 1 July 2020 partner leave is extended by five weeks

16 June 2020 - As from 1 July 2020, partners are entitled to a maximum of five weeks of additional parental leave. This leave is on top of the usual parental leave of one week maximum. Regular parental leave As from 1 January 2019, an entitlement for parental leave has existed that equals the number of work hours per […]