Group finance companies are treated favourably in the Netherlands.

Group finance companies are treated favourably in the Netherlands. In fact, it can be argued that the Netherlands is the world's best jurisdiction to establish group finance companies. By virtue of the Netherlands' extensive network of over 90 tax treaties, it is possible to channel interest payments through a Netherlands finance company from one country to another at reduced or even abolished withholding tax rates. At the same time, when properly structured any income of the Netherlands finance company will not effectively be subject to Netherlands corporate income tax. Add to these features the possibility to obtain certainty in advance from the Netherlands tax authorities, and the attractiveness of a Netherlands finance company becomes fully apparent.

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