Overview

With this Master's program, one of the best Law Schools in the Netherlands (THE, 2026) 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.
  • With this Master's degree, you qualify for prospective membership in the Nederlandse Orde van Belastingadviseurs (NOB) and can take the NOB professional program. As member, you can work as a tax advisor in an NOB recognized firm.
• With the prestigious EUCOTAX Wintercourse, you will travel to the hosting university abroad and engage in a unique academic experience that combines individual research, international collaboration, and thesis writing
• Be inspired by internationally-reputed lecturers and celebrated scholars in a program that is affiliated with the Fiscal Institute Tilburg, one of the largest fiscal institutes in Europe. 

Career prospects

The Master's program International Business Taxation offers you outstanding career prospects. Expect to get a job very soon after you graduate, in the private sector (as a tax advisor, in-house tax specialist ininternationally-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).

Graduates started for example as:

• Analyst International Corporate Income Tax at Deloitte
• International Tax Consultant at Ernst & Young (EY)
• Transfer pricing Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
• OECD Transfer Pricing Department
• Officer at the Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission
• OECD Junior Consultant

Accreditation

#35 in Law worldwide, #4 in the Netherlands (Times Higher Education Ranking, 2026)