Unilever’s Dutch exit tax liabilities may rest on CJEU decision

Danish Mehboob

August 24 2020

Unilever may be liable for €11 billion in exit taxes if it moves its HQ to the UK

Advisors expect the controversial Dutch proposal to levy exit taxes on corporate relocations to be challenged at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), saving Unilever a €11 billion exit tax bill.

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Danish Mehboob

Senior Reporter ITR

Danish reports on all matters of direct tax and BEPS. He covers a range of tax issues in these areas and what multinationals are doing to manage the tax burdens. Danish also specialises in tax technology and data management.

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