Double Tax Treaty Denial & The BEPS Multilateral Instrument
Buren, Johan de Wittlaan 15 2517 JR
Tue 03 Oct 17:00
The European branch of the IBSA will be holding a Benelux meeting at the offices of Buren, Johan de Wittlaan 15, 2517 JR, The Hague on Tuesday 3rd October at 18:00. Join Roy Saunders of IFS Consultants, Cees-Frans Greeven of Buren and Scott Davis of WithumScott Brown for a discussion group meeting examining the required standards of double taxation agreements to meet the aspirations of the OECD within their BEPS project, and to consider the effects of the Multilateral Instrument on these treaties.
The meeting will discuss the concerns of entrepreneurs, professional advisers and individual taxpayers on whether one can rely on the provisions of double tax treaties to ensure certainty of their tax liabilities. OECD recommendations are to disallow double non-taxation and to penetrate arrangements designed for such purpose. It is not only the stated limitation of benefits provisions that may negate the provisions within double tax treaties, but also whether the treaty itself is relevant in light of the stated intention within its title to avoid fiscal evasion.
Networking drinks and canapés, kindly provided by Buren hosting the event, will follow the discussion and offers the opportunity to meet fellow members. This event is free to IBSA members and invited guests.
Speakers
Roy Saunders
Founder and Chairman, IBSA
Since qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 1967, Roy Saunders has accumulated a wealth of commercial experience working independently in commercial property, international tax, advertising and other industries. He is the Chairman of IFS, a boutique international tax practice based in central London. Academically, he is known throughout the world for his many books and publications, the foremost being his red book, International Tax Systems & Planning Techniques published by Sweet & Maxwell. Roy has also taught an MA Course on International Taxation at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies at the University of London.
Roy is very proud of the fascinating client base of entrepreneurial individuals that he has built up at IFS. He feels strongly about the role that ethical tax structuring plays in the growth of an economy, and that this needs to be better understood by the public at large. Roy founded the IBSA to enable business professionals around the world to discover new business relationships and promote best practice by creating sustainable business structures compliant with international transparency, corporate governance and social responsibility.
Cees-Frans Greeven
Partner at BUREN / BUREN Avocats S.a.r.l.
Cees-Frans Greeven, attorney and tax lawyer, focuses on advising clients on the Dutch and Luxembourg aspects of corporate and PEVC transactions, including spin-offs, international restructurings and corporate joint ventures. Cees-Frans also works with institutional and private clients on issues related to investment management. Admitted to the Amsterdam Bar, a member of the Dutch Bar of Tax Advisors, IFA and serving on the Tax Committee of the IBA. Admitted to practice in Luxembourg (Liste IV).
Cees-Frans Greeven is "extremely experienced, very structured and efficient, and very reliable," according to commentators. He is noted for his expertise in investment fund formation and tax aspects of financial transactions." Chambers and Partners 2016
Venue
Buren, Johan de Wittlaan 15 2517 JR
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