" Ikea ’s corporate tax affairs will be investigated by the European Commission , which claims that the Dutch - based Inter Ikea division of the Swedish company may have received unfair tax benefits from the Netherlands . The European Union ( EU ) will examine whether the company ’s tax affairs are in breach of rules on state aid . EU law prohibits member states from granting selective tax benefits , unavailable to most firms , to companies . The Commission ’s concerns centre on two separate Dutch tax rulings , one in 2006 and the other in 2011 .
Ikea ’s corporate tax affairs will be investigated by the European Commission , which claims that the Dutch - based Inter Ikea division of the Swedish company may have received unfair tax benefits from the Netherlands . The European Union ( EU ) will examine whether the company ’s tax affairs are in breach of rules on state aid . EU law prohibits member states from granting selective tax benefits , unavailable to most firms , to companies . The Commission ’s concerns centre on two separate Dutch tax rulings , one in 2006 and the other in 2011 .