On August 25, 2010, the new tax treaty between the Netherlands and Japan was signed in Tokyo. This marks the next step towards the entry into force of the treaty. 

The European Commission has definitively approved the state aid granted to AEGON N.V. in 2008. This means that the European Commission is of the opinion that AEGON will take sufficient measures to guarantee the viability in the long-term.

Each year, tourists buy fake weapons abroad and take these home to the Netherlands.

The Netherlands welcomes and adopts the outcome of the EU stress test.

Throughout the country, the Tax and Customs Administration will carry out quick checks regarding the use of the Eurovignette, in particular of foreign lorries. That has been made known by Minister De Jager.

Dutch Finance Minister De Jager has instructed the Tax Department to trace payments with anonymous 'black' credit cards in the Netherlands. This concerns special credit cards and pin debit cards linked to bank accounts in (former) tax havens.

In June, 2010 Dutch office of BlauStein B.V. has moved to the new villa located in the historical picturesque surroundings in the centre of Amersfoort (the Netherlands).

In the second semester of 2010, the Netherlands will start negotiations with Australia, Belgium, Costa Rica, Germany, Indonesia, Kenya, New Zealand and Panama.

The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of Hong Kong, Professor K.C. Chan, and the Minister of Finance of the Netherlands, Mr J.C. de Jager, signed a comprehensive agreement for avoidance of double taxation (hereinafter: CDTA) between the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Kingdom of the Netherlands (hereinafter: the Agreement) on March 22nd, 2010.

Are you living in the Netherlands and working in another country in the European Union (EU)? Or working in the Netherlands and living in another EU country? Or are you employing people in this situation? If so, you are subject to social security systems in various countries. What if you become unemployed or incur health costs? In which country should you apply for your benefit or reimbursement? And in which country do you pay your social insurance contributions?