Netherlands Supreme Court decides that Dutch thin capitalization provisions in the case of financing companies are not incompatible with ICCPR and ECHR
On 29 June 2012, the Dutch Supreme Court (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden) gave its decision in X BV. v. the Tax Administration (Case No. 11/00482) concerning the calculation of the non-deductible interest under the Dutch thin capitalization rules. Details of the case are summarized below.
(a) Facts. The activities of X BV (the Taxpayer) consist of borrowing money and the holding and…