On 30 January 2020, the European Court of Justice (“CJEU”) rendered its judgment in the “Deka” case (C-156/17). The Dutch Supreme Court referred three procedural questions to the CJEU regarding a refund of Dutch dividend withholding tax to foreign...
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The College Pension Plan of British Columbia (CPPBC) is a tax-exempt pension fund under Canadian law with the legal form of a common-law trust. The CPPBC received dividends from German listed companies from 2007 to 2010, on which 15%...
The Case On 13 November 2019, the Spanish Supreme Court (Tribunal Supremo) issued a favorable decision confirming the right of a United States (US) Regulated Investment Company (RIC) to obtain a refund of the Spanish withholding tax on dividends paid...
On 19 October 2019, an important amendment (Real Decreto) to the Spanish Non-resident Income Tax Act was published in the BOE. It is key in the international tax practice since it states new requirements to prove the tax residency...
Beneficial ownership concept in Russia According to Russian tax law, any income distributed by a Russian company to a foreign company is subject to Russian withholding tax (WHT) at 15% for dividends and 20% for royalties, interest and other...
On September 5, European Court of Justice Advocate General Pitruzzella delivered his opinion in the case of Köln-Aktienfonds Deka v. State Secretary of Finance, which involves the application of the Dutch fiscal investment institution (FBI) fund regime to foreign...
The Supreme Court and the National High Court have handed down some 20 judgments so far this year ruling against Hacienda and in favor of several Asset Managers of investment funds, pension plans and life insurances. Justice has established that...
On 18 June 2019, in its decision in Case C-591/17 Austria/Germany, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that the German car toll (PKW-MAUT) constitutes an infringement of EU law. In its decision, the CJEU states...
Following the CJEU decision in september 2018, the Danish High Court issued a decision on the actual facts of the Fidelity case c-480/16 The Danish High Court asked itself the following question: Should foreign funds have the same tax...
In Belgium, foreign collective investment vehicles that publicly distribute shares or units are subject to the Belgian annual tax (BAT), once they are registered with the Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA). This annual tax, which has some...