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03/12/25
Parliament’s finance committee passes amendments to the carr…

On 17 November 2025, the Luxembourg parliament published amendments to the …

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03/12/25
Are your crypto assets taxable in Luxembourg?

Crypto currencies and other crypto assets are increasingly being adopted by…

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Arm's length principle and tax treatment of companies engaged in intra-group financing transactions

The law of 23 December 2016 on the budget 2017(1) introduced into the Luxembourg income tax law dated 4 December 1967 (as amended) (hereafter ‘ITL’) a…

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TAX UPDATE Q1 2017

The purpose of this update is to inform you of aspects of 2017 tax reform that entered into force as of 1 January 2017. Indeed, the Luxembourg law imp…

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Roundup of 2017 Tax News

Since 1 January 2017, the overall corporate income tax rate of Luxembourg has been reduced from 29.22% to 27.08%. The new rate takes into account the …

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2017 changes for VAT on immovable services

A new EU regulation introducing new VAT rules (the Regulation) entered into force on 1 January 2017 with respect to the place of supply of services co…

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Country by country reporting (“ CbCR ”)

Luxembourg adopted on 23 December 2016 the law on country by country reporting (the “CbCR Law”), implementing the Council Directive (EU) 2016/881 of 2…

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Revisit of the transfer pricing framework

Luxembourg seized the opportunity of the 2017 budget law adopted on 23 December 2016 to introduce a new Article 56bis in the income tax law (“ITL”), t…

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Luxembourg introduces new rules applicable to intra-group financing companies

The Luxembourg direct tax authorities issued on 27 December 2016 new guidelines by means of the issuance of Circular L.I.R. no. 56/1 – 56bis/1 (herein…

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The 2017 Tax Reform

The Luxembourg Parliament adopted the Tax Reform Law on 14 December 2016, aiming at increasing companies’ competitiveness and bringing more stability …

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Country-by-country reporting (CBCR) implementation in Luxembourg

The CBCR Law was published on 27 December 2016 together with an FAQ by the Luxembourg tax administration and will enter into force as of 1 January 201…

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New rules for intra-group financing

On December 27th 2016, the head of the Luxembourg tax authorities issued circular L.I.R. n° 56/1 – 56bis/1 relating to the tax treatment and more…

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Luxembourg Transfer Pricing Rules Adjusted to a Post-BEPS Environment

On 27 December 2016, the Luxembourg direct tax authorities issued new guidelines by way of Circular LIR n° 56/1 – 56bis/1 (the Circular) regarding the…

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New Circular Letter on the tax treatment of companies engaged in intra-group financing transactions

On 27 December 2016 the Luxembourg Tax Authorities (Administration des contributions directes) issued Circular Letter L.I.R. – N° 56/1 – 56bis/1 (the …

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Le Luxembourg n'est pas un paradis fiscal pour les belges fortunés

De plus en plus de Belges déménagent au Luxembourg. On peut observer cette tendance depuis quelques années déjà. Selon les médias, il est fort probabl…

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The World Duty Free and Banco Santander cases

On 21 December 2016, the Court of Justice (hereinafter CoJ or the Court) rendered its long awaited judgment in the World Duty Free and …

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Court of Justice of the European Union: tax benefits for multinationals could form forbidden State aid (World …

On 21 December 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJ) rendered its judgement in the Commission v World Duty Free Group case (…

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Tax Flash: State aid update – Public version final Apple decision sheds light on European Commission’s reasoni…

On 19 December 2016, the European Commission (Commission) published its final decision in the formal state aid investigation into two advance pricing …

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Luxembourg parliament voted on the bill of law on country-by-country reporting

On 13 December 2016, Luxembourg parliament has, in a first vote, adopted the bill of law to implement the European Directive 2016/881/EU on country-by…

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OECD adopts multilateral convention to implement BEPS measures

On 24 November 2016, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (“OECD”) adopted the multilateral convention composed of the multilater…

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The Luxembourg Double Tax Treaties Network

Situated at the crossroad of Europe, the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg is based on a dynamic and open economy which actively promotes the development of c…

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EU Commission proposes legislation on modernising VAT for cross-border e-commerce

On 1 December 2016, the European Commission (“the Commission”) proposed changes to the EU VAT Directive for cross-border “B2C e-commerce”. The proposa…

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