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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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Luxembourg VAT treatment of directors of companies

Circular N° 781 (the “Circular”) regarding the VAT status of directors of companies as well as the VAT treatment of director’s fees was finally issued…

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Adoption of the law on compensation for competition law infringements

On 15 November 2016, the Luxembourg Parliament adopted the Law on certain rules governing actions for damages for competition law infringements and am…

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Year End Tax Bulletin 2016

This Year End Tax Bulletin summarises the most significant 2016 tax developments in our home markets, the Benelux and Switzerland, and highlights the …

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Launch of multilateral treaty to implement BEPS measures

On 24 November 2016, a group of more than 100 jurisdictions concluded negotiations on a multilateral instrument (“MLI”) that will modify the applicati…

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PRIIPs KID: the European Commission announces a 12 month-delay in implementation

In the interests of ensuring a smooth implementation and to ensure legal certainty for the industry, the European Commission has proposed today to pos…

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European Commission publishes Corporate Tax Reform Package, relaunching its proposal for a Common Consolidated…

As part of a Corporate Tax Reform Package, the EC has published four proposals for Council Directives. 1. Proposals to relaunch the Co…

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The European Commission publishes proposals on the common corporate tax base directive, the common consolidate…

On 25 October 2016 the European Commission presented 3 new proposals for Council directives. The first proposal amends the anti-tax avoidance directiv…

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European Commission proposes to tackle hybrid mismatches between EU and non-EU countries and to improve disput…

On 25 October 2016, the European Commission published a proposal for a Directive to neutralise hybrid mismatch structures involving third (non-EU) cou…

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Deduction of Input VAT by Branch

On June 21st 2016, the European Court of Justice (the “ECJ”) issued a ruling (C-393/15) on the possibility for a branch established in Poland to deduc…

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GDPR – Processing of sensitive personal data

This update aims to provide you with a practical overview of the most relevant changes resulting from the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a…

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European Commission publishes proposals for an EU corporation tax system for multinationals

‘25 October 2016; the European Commission published proposals for an EU corporation tax system for multinationals under which the Member States’ auton…

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Country-by-Country Report

On August 2nd 2016, draft law 7031 introducing country-by-country reporting (the “Draft Law”) was submitted to the Luxembourg Parliament with the aim …

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Luxembourg 2017 budget presented: main tax-related provisions

On 12 October 2016 the Luxembourg Finance Minister presented the budget law for 2017 to the Parliament (Chambre des Députés). The main tax-related pro…

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Quand les banques belges et luxembourgeoises procureront des munitions à Poutine…

Le secret bancaire s’effrite. Les échanges d’informations, portant sur un éventail fort large de données financières, vont s’intensifier considérablem…

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2017 Tax Reform – Draft Law

As announced in February, the draft law n° 7020 regarding the 2017 Tax Reform proposed by the Government was filed with the Luxembourg Parliament on J…

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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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Market abuse - Luxembourg Stock Exchange FAQs

In August 2016, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (“LuxSE”) published frequently asked questions (the “FAQs”) in light of the entry into force of Regulati…

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Case Law: Tax Treatment of Transactions Involving Own Shares

In 2009, two of the three shareholders of a Luxembourg resident corporation (hereafter “LuxCo”) agreed to buy-out, at fair market value, the third sha…

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New details on the Director fees subject to Luxembourg VAT

The Luxembourg VAT Authorities published, on 30 September 2016, a long-awaited clarification regarding the Luxembourg VAT treatment of director fees. …

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European Commission files new proposal for amending fourth anti-money laundering directive

On 5 July 2016, the European Commission adopted a proposal for amending Directive (EU) 2015/849 on the prevention of the use of the financial system f…

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