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Netherlands Supreme Court: AG opines on refund of dividend withholding tax to Finish CIV

10 February 2013

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Netherlands; Finland

On 28 November 2012, Advocate General (AG) Wattel gave his opinion in case No. 12/01866 (recently published) on the refund of dividend withholding tax to a collective investment vehicle (CIV) resident in Finland. The AG started his opinion by summarizing article 10(1) of the Dutch Dividend Withholding Tax Law (DWTL). This article essentially provides for a refund of dividend withholding tax to beneficiaries resident in other EU Member States if those beneficiaries: -   are not subject to a profit tax in their country of residence; -   would not be subject to a profit tax if they were resident...