LLM International Business Taxation

Program and courses

With this Master's program one of the best Law Schools in the Netherlands (THE, 2024) opens its doors to students from anywhere in the world both on campus and online

• The market requires experts who have knowledge of both the economic and legal aspects of taxation. That is why the program is based on two pillars: law and economics.
  • After graduation all students (including students with a background in economics) will be awarded with the Master in Law in International Business Taxation (LLM).
  • Students with a Dutch Bachelor's in Law (LLB) or pre-Master's in Law can obtain the so-called “civiel effect” after graduation from this Master's. That means you will have the right to exercise typically legal professions in the Netherlands such as notary, judge, attorney, etc. This only applies to Dutch-speaking students.
  • In combination with a university Bachelor's degree or pre-Master's degree, this Master's degree gives you access to the Nederlandse Orde van Belastingadviseurs (NBO). As member, you can work as a tax advisor in an NOB-recognized firm. All new members must complete a postgraduate professional course organized by the NOB. Mastering the Dutch language is necessary.
• Spice up your curriculum and broaden your horizon by participating in projects. For example, the EUCOTAX Wintercourse (a wintercourse sponsored by Ernst & Young) or the International and European Tax Moot Court Competition.
• Be inspired by internationally-reputed lecturers and celebrated scholars in a program that is affiliated with the Fiscal Institute Tilburg, the largest fiscal institute in Europe. 

Typical courses are:

• International and European Taxation
• Transfer Pricing
• Tax and Technology

Career prospects

The master program International Business Taxation offers you outstanding career prospects. Expect to get a job very soon after you graduate, finding positions in the private sector (as a tax advisor, in-house tax specialist in internationally-operating companies, or consulting firms) as well as in the public and non-profit sectors (as a tax inspector or as a policy maker in a national or international institution).

Degree upon graduation:

Master in Law (LLM) in International Business Taxation. 

Graduates started for example as:

• Analyst International Corporate Income Tax at Deloitte
• International Tax Consultant at Ernst & Young (EY)
• Transfer pricing Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers
• OECD Transfer Pricing Department

Start date

• End of August