Reporting cross-border constructions

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Netherlands Enterprise Agency, RVO
Netherlands Enterprise Agency, RVO
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Are you a financial service provider or an entrepreneur involved in cross-border (financial) contstructions? You have to report cross-border constructions in which you are a party and which may be used to avoid taxes.

You have to report such constructions to the Netherlands Tax Administration (Belastingdienst). This duty to report applies to intermediaries (financial service providers) and entrepreneurs. This is a result of the European Mandatory Disclosure Rules (MDR)/DAC6.

Which cross-border constructions to report?

You must report tax constructions in which for instance:

  • residents of different EU countries or of an EU country and a third country are involved
  • the tax construction might be used to evade taxes

You can find the hallmarks for constructions you should notify in Annex IV of the EU regulation or on the website of the Dutch Tax Administration (in Dutch).

Constructions you have to report deal with among others

  • corporate income tax
  • income tax
  • wage tax (payroll tax)
  • dividend tax
  • inheritance tax and taxes on gifts
  • most other taxes

Who should report?

The duty to report applies to all taxpayers (entrepreneurs) for whom the notifiable construction is set up.

The duty to report applies to all intermediaries such as:

  • tax consultants
  • lawyers
  • accountants
  • notaries
  • financial advisers
  • banks
  • trust offices

Where and when to report?

You have to report notifiable cross border constructions within 30 days. You should use the Report Cross Border Arrangements (CBA) form in the Portal Mandatory Disclosure / DAC6.

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