Converting a permanent establishment into a subsidiary

As losses incurred by foreign subsidiaries cannot be offset against profits made by the Dutch parent company, foreign activities from which profits are not directly expected are often undertaken through a permanent establishment. Foreign losses can then be directly deducted from the profits of the Dutch company. To prevent losses being deducted from the profits in the Netherlands whilst later profits in this country are not taxed, it is stipulated that when a permanent establishment is converted into a subsidiary then the profit made by the subsidiary up to the amount of the losses deducted from the Dutch profit is not exempted from taxation. This obligation to compensate profits made by a subsidiary with earlier losses incurred by the permanent establishment is applicable to the eight years preceding the conversion, and is subject to the condition that the losses have not been offset against other foreign profits.