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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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Les périls qui guettent les paiements substantiels faits par des sociétés belges vers le Luxembourg et Hong Ko…

Verser des fonds à un partenaire établi dans un paradis fiscal est suspect aux yeux du fisc. Depuis 2010, les sociétés belges doivent déclarer leurs p…

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New rules applicable to the market abuse framework

On 3 July 2016, Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (the “Market Abuse Regulation”) became directly applicable in Luxembourg.…

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New EU State aid investigation opened into Engie’s tax treatment in Luxembourg

The European Commission (Commission) announced the opening of a formal investigation into advance tax rulings (ATRs) granted by Luxembourg to companie…

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The adverse impact of the automatic exchange of information for Russians holding bank accounts in Belgium and …

On 12 May 2016, Russia joined the OECD Automatic Exchange of Information Agreement on the introduction of the automatic exchange of information in tax…

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Prorogation Clauses Of Jurisdiction: Validity And Enforceability

In a recent ruling (Judgment C-366/13 of 20 April 2016) the CJEU, on questions for preliminary ruling submitted by the Court of Milan, gave some …

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Bill n°7020 – Luxembourg Tax Reform

The Luxembourg bill N°7020 (the “Bill”) presented and filed on 26 July 2016 by the Luxembourg Minister of Finance with the Luxembourg Parliament fores…

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Le « step-up » fiscal luxembourgeois coulé dans une loi: problèmes particuliers d’application pour les résiden…

Le projet de loi du 14 octobre 2015 - dont nous avons déjà fait écho dans notre blog du 22 octobre - s'est concrétisé depuis lors à travers l'insertio…

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Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive

On June 17th 2016, the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of the European Union (ECOFIN) reached a political agreement on the proposal for a Counc…

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VAT - New landmark case law for the fund industry

On 10 August 2016, the Luxembourg court of appeal overturned the decision of the Luxembourg lower administrative tribunal regarding the VAT treatment …

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2017 Luxembourg Tax Reform - Draft law

On 26 July 2016 the Luxembourg Government submitted the draft law no. 7020 to the Luxembourg Parliament. The draft law includes a number of …

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Luxembourg 2017 tax reform: draft law filed with the Luxembourg Parliament

In the comments to the Draft Law, the Government again confirms its firm commitment to carefully monitor the developments resulting from the OECD’s wo…

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Eu Directive On Country-By-Country Reporting

On 25 May 2016, the European Council adopted a Directive (EU) 2016/881 amending Directive 2011/16/EU as regards mandatory automatic exchange…

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Luxembourg 2017 Tax Reform: Bill of Law published

On 26 July 2016, a bill of law introducing the 2017 tax reform was submitted to Luxembourg Parliament. The bill proposes a series of tax measures rele…

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New bill on the implementation of the 2017 tax reform package

On 26 July 2016, bill of law N° 7020 on the implementation of the 2017 tax reform package was filed by the Luxembourg Government with the Parliament (…

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Le blanchiment de fraude fiscale reconnu à Luxembourg

Le “paquet fiscal” que vient de dévoiler le gouvernement comprend d’abord la création d’une nouvelle infraction fiscale : la fraude fiscale aggravée.

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Entry Into Force of New Market Abuse Rules

Most of the rules relating to the new European market abuse regime, consisting of two main sets of rules namely Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 of 1…

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Recent BEPS related legislation/guidance impacting Luxembourg

Recently a set of BEPS related draft legislation/guidance has been published: (i) on 21 June 2016, the Council of the European Union (“EU”) agreed on …

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Shaping the future EU/UK relationship - a view from Luxembourg

The United Kingdom voted by referendum to leave the European Union. The turmoil resulting from this historical news will most likely lead to uncertain…

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FAQ Brexit

The Brexit has implications for organisations active in the Benelux. To give a quick overview of these implications, we have formulated FAQ's for vari…

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Proposed Luxembourg Law Regarding Amendment of Triangular Case Provision in Luxembourg – US Tax Treaty

On 22 June 2016, a bill of law (the Law) aiming to combat double non-taxation situations under the Luxembourg - US Treaty for the Avoidance of Do…

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