Blog
5 December 2019
The Multilateral Instrument has impact on Dutch tax treaties
In March 2019, Dutch Parliament approved the MLI (Multi-Lateral Instrument) ratification bill. In the MLI, the Netherlands has opted for the so-called principal purposes test (“PPT”), like all other jurisdictions that signed the MLI. The PPT is an anti-abuse rule that should deny in certain situations application of treaty benefits, such as for dividends and capital gains.
11 November 2019
5 Benefits of nutritional consulting in public schools & hospitals
The controversial 2016 law has removed some of the most harmful health products from the public national hospitals vending machines. Snacks such as snacks, pastries, sandwiches and sodas, among others, were left out of the machines. According to the law, contracts with food suppliers cannot include foods with high levels of fat or processed sugars.
23 October 2019
Taxation on digital economy
There is no doubt about the huge advantages that arise from the e-commerce; however, it is clear now how difficult it has become to apply a proper tax regime on it too. E-commerce increases cross border transactions, opens new markets and improves relationships among customers
14 October 2019
Luxembourg a popular destination for business travel
Despite Luxembourg is well-known for its financial sector, tourism in Luxembourg is an important part of the national economy. It employs more than 15% of the working population.
25 September 2019
Advanced Technologies and The Facebook Libra
The revolution has already begun, and now technology and communications giants are joining the party. Trump, naturally, feels threatened and uncomfortable.
Understand what has put fear into Trump and the institutional financial system. You will see how it will impact your company, and in what ways you can benefit from the changes and future technology.
12 September 2019
Achieve business goals through social media management
Digital change has long since arrived in corporate communications. Companies are using more and more online channels to adequately address their target groups, and social media offers a multitude of opportunities here.
2 September 2019
How to evaluate management through measuring the value creation of companies
Management will always have a process to measure its efficiency and is done with the help of the company's data on its financial performance and the feedback from customers and other interested parties on its management.
8 August 2019
Tourism & sustainability: two opposing concepts?
Now that our well-earned and long-awaited holidays are near, we wish to discuss the sustainability of our travel.
31 July 2019
The need for independent assessment of financial portfolio performance
Many clients have financial portfolios. The client interacts with their financial advisor, and investment decisions are made taking into account what the advisor interprets as the clients’ needs.
16 July 2019
Inflation restatement in Argentina
Inflation has long been a topic of discussion between economists and finance professionals for many decades.
2 July 2019
The Marriot case and cybersecurity in the tourism sector
Both those of us who are involved in cybersecurity and those who are not no doubt have in mind the recent hacking of Marriott, one of the world’s most important hotel companies, given the media impact of the news. At the end of last November, we woke up one fine day to discover that the multinational had confirmed it had suffered "unauthorised access" to its client database. We are talking about the data of 500 million people.
19 June 2019
The Netherlands: changes to the international tax ruling practice
On 23 April 2019, the Dutch State Secretary of Finance published a policy Decree on the new Dutch international tax ruling practice.
31 May 2019
Uruguayan A.S. as holding: tax aspects to be considered
We will now develop the tax treatment applicable to the Uruguayan companies used as "holdings", which are those entities whose asset is composed of shares of a conglomerate of companies, whether local or foreign.
21 May 2019
Evaluation of key elements for sustainable investment
Whenever we are called to accompany a potential purchase of a company or entity, the completion of our work must integrate various elements of evaluation of different areas. It is not only a question of evaluating financial indicators, but also of integrating the valuation of non-financial indicators in the valuation that, together, creates value for the company.
26 April 2019
Public-Private Partnerships as an alternative for infrastructure development
Investment in infrastructure and public services represents one of the biggest challenges for Latin American and Caribbean countries. According to the Interamerican Development Bank, during past decades the public infrastructure investment represented around 5% of the region’s Gross Domestic Product. Currently, this investment represents less than 3% per year.