European Commission Opens In-Depth State Aid Investigation into Tax Treatment of Nike in the Netherlands

On 10 January 2019, the European Commission announced that it has opened an in-depth investigation into the tax treatment of Nike in the Netherlands, including whether tax rulings granted to Nike have given the company an unfair advantage, in violation of State aid rules. The following is a summary of the investigation as provided by the Commission:
The Commission's formal investigation concer…
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