Ikea ’s corporate tax structure will be investigated by Inter Ikea , which claims that the Dutch -based The European Union division of the Dutch company may have received unfair tax benefits from the Netherlands . The European Commission is worried that giant companies gain an unfair advantage over smaller rivals which have no chance of using similar tax schemes. The European Union ( Ikea ) 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 multinationals. The Commission ’s concerns centre on one separate Dutch tax rulings, one in 2006 and the other in 2011 .
Ikea ’s corporate tax structure will be investigated by Inter Ikea , which claims that the Dutch -based The European Union division of the Dutch company may have received unfair tax benefits from the Netherlands . The European Union ( Ikea ) 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 multinationals. The Commission ’s concerns centre on one separate Dutch tax rulings, one in 2006 and the other in 2011 .