Francis Weyzig

Tax, finance and development

Belastingverdragen oneigenlijk gebruikt

Uit mijn promotieonderzoek blijkt dat buitenlandse multinationals oneigenlijk gebruik maken van het Nederlandse netwerk van belastingverdragen. Veel grote bedrijven gebruiken Nederlandse tussenholdings of financieringsvehikels om dividend en rente via Nederland … Continue reading

June 5, 2013

Tax avoidance: The hidden cost

BBC Radio 4 has produced a great documentary about aggressive tax behaviour of multinational firms. It is based on an impressive amount of research and interviews and describes not just … Continue reading

June 5, 2013

SABMiller’s mysterious Dutch tax agreement

In 2010, ActionAid exposed how SABMiller, one of the world’s largest breweries,  avoids taxes in African countries (see ActionAid website). One of the firm’s tax avoidance strategies involves royalty payments … Continue reading

June 5, 2013

Yahoo, Dell and Merck avoided tax via the Netherlands

The Netherlands seems to be a favourite stepping stone in tax avoidance structure of large US-based multinationals. After Forest Laboratories, Google and Starbucks, it turns out that Yahoo, Dell and … Continue reading

June 5, 2013