Here is an in-depth report on how the Netherlands is a tax-haven for multinationals: http://somo.nl/html/paginas/pdf/netherlands_tax_haven_2006_NL.pdf http://so

Here is an in-depth report on how the Netherlands is a tax-haven for multinationals: http://somo.nl/html/paginas/pdf/netherlands_tax_haven_2006_NL.pdf http://somo.nl/html/paginas/pdf/netherlands_tax_haven_2006_N... . IKEA (the world's largest charity) is an egregious example. A participation exemption allows corporate income and dividends to be channelled to a country with very low tax.