SPECIALIST

PROF. DR. HANS VAN DEN HURK
Phone
+31 6 204 385 68
Website
https://www.cygnustax.com
Specialism
European Law, Fiscaal Recht, Mediator
Professional Background
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Tax litigator, international tax strategy specialist
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Parttime Full University professor in International Tax Law at Maastricht University
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Guest Lecturer at several universities around the globe (a.o. NL, UK, Taiwan)
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Member NOB Section European Law
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Correspondent IBFD’s Bullletin for International Taxation
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Correspondent Weekblad voor Fiscaal Recht
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Member IFA
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Regular speaker at FEE, CFE, NOB, LicentAcademy
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Chair for CFE, OECD G20 (Istanbul), TPA
Notable Engagements
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European Court of Justice Cases where I was in the lead.
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CJEU C-494/03 Client Senior which actually led to the abolishment of capital taxes in the Netherlands
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CJEU C-41/13 Client MSA This case expanded the application of the Dutch fiscal unity rules
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Several CJEU cases where I helped parties creating their line of defence including pre-judicial questions on various topics to the CJEU, including State Aid cases
Dutch cases
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Several cases (some still pending) where the Dutch tax administration approaches existing offshore structures with future international tax principles
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Cases regarding existence of PE’s and cases regarding profit allocation
Non-Dutch cases
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Non acceptance of treaty provisions by Spain, Portugal and Italy based on anti-abuse provisions, all withholding taxes
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Case regarding the capital contribution in Germany for a French bank
Mediation
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For a Dutch client in relation to an offshore entity which controls APAC companies which develop and produce a specific chemical product.