The Commission has requested the Netherlands to end the discriminatory taxation of dividends received on shares held by insurance companies established elsewhere in another Member State or in an EEA country (Norway, Lichtenstein and Iceland).

Dutch insurance companies are effectively not taxed on dividends received on shares held in the framework of unit-linked insurances. They can deduct the increase of the obligation to pay the dividends on to their policyholders from the dividends received. This reduces the corporate tax base concerning these dividends to zero, while any withholding tax is credited. However, the Netherlands taxes insurance companies established in the EU or the EEA receiving Dutch dividends on shares held in the framework of unit-linked insurance on the gross dividends, without the possibility of a credit. In line with case C-342/10 Commission v. Finland, the Commission considers the higher taxation of insurance companies established elsewhere in the EU/EEA incompatible with the freedom of capital movement under Article 63 TFEU and Article 40 EEA Agreement.

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Rubriek: Europees belastingrecht

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