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Mees Vergouwen wins Mitchell B. Carroll Prize01 November 2024Mees Vergouwen was awarded the Mitchell B. Carroll Prize by the International Fiscal Association (IFA) on 28 October 2024. The tax specialist won the ...
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Grant worth millions for research on the socio-economic impact of hydrogen transition17 July 2024A consortium including economists, psychologists and public administration scholars from Leiden University will study public acceptance of the hydroge...
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Tax law student organises guest lecture by State Secretary Van Rij on tax law and sustainability02 July 2024Outgoing State Secretary for Tax Affairs and the Tax Administration Marnix van Rij gave a guest lecture on tax law and sustainability on 17 June 2024 ...
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Mees Vergouwen wins thesis prize19 June 2024Mees Vergouwen was awarded the ‘Vereniging voor Belastingwetenschap’ thesis prize on 18 June 2024. He obtained his doctorate in 2023 for his thesis on...
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Rens Pieterse writes biography of Professor Ferd Grapperhaus03 April 2024‘A tax crusader’... that’s how Ferd Grapperhaus, former Professor of Tax Law at Leiden University and father of the former Minister of Justice and Sec...
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Worsening problems with rules on tax authorities’ information decisions21 February 2024Inspectors at the Dutch Tax and Customs Administration can require people to provide more information relating to their tax returns. Esther Huiskers-S...
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Tirza Cramwinckel wins Stevens Award15 February 2024'Her publications demonstrate a strong combination of science and practice’, according to the jury. Cramwinckel received the Stevens Award on 9 Februa...
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A trademark for those who pay their taxes fairly?18 September 2023Rewarding good behaviour, instead of punishing it – a proven pedagogical method. Would it also work in tackling tax avoidance? This question sparked t...
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GLOBTAXGOV team meets Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations09 May 2023On 15 March 2023, the GLOBTAXGOV team at Leiden Law School met with the Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT) to explore opportunities f...
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Tirza Cramwinckel wins 2023 Research Prize04 May 2023Tirza Cramwinckel, Assistant Professor in tax law, has won one of the 2023 Research Prizes awarded by the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation.
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PhD Ceremony Mees Vergouwen – solutions for conflicting tax regulations06 April 2023That the tax authorities are allowed to impose taxes is widely known. What is less well known is when the tax authorities must impose taxes. And what ...
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Researchers Tax Law in Trouw on potential tax avoidance Cargill28 March 2023Dutch newspaper Trouw investigated the tax position of multinational Cargill. Their conclusion? Cargill appears not to pay taxes over their profits. T...
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Leiden students reach finals of International and European Tax Moot Court Competition21 March 2023A team of three Leiden tax law students have reached the finals of the most prestigious worldwide moot court competition in the field of international...
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Joanne van der Leun reappointed as Dean of Leiden Law School09 November 2022Professor Joanne van der Leun has been reappointed as Dean of Leiden Law School by the Executive Board of Leiden University. She has been appointed un...
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Germaine Rekwest to support Curaçao minister on tax treaty policy07 November 2022Minister Silvania of Curaçao has announced that Germaine Rekwest, who was awarded a PhD from Leiden University in September, will support him on treat...