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16/04/24
ECON opinion on EC proposal for Transfer Pricing Directive

On 22 February 2024, the Economic Monetary Affairs Committee (“ECON”) of th…

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28/03/24
Luxembourg Tax Administration publishes FAQ on Pillar Two tr…

On 25 March 2024, the Luxembourg Tax Administration (“LTA”) published an FA…

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Luxembourg VAT authorities clarify VAT treatment of company cars

The newly published circular clarifies the vat treatment set out in circular n°807, which was published shortly after the cjeu’s decision

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Enhanced protection for retail investors – anticipated impact on the banking, insurance and asset management i…

The EU Commission is proposing to modernise and simplify the framework for retail investment across the different sectors of the financial services in…

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Publication of Luxembourg law on whistleblowing

The law of 16 May 2023 (the “Law”) implements Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the protection of pe…

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ECOFIN Council reaches an agreement on DAC8

At yesterday’s ECOFIN meeting, the EU Council agreed on a general approach regarding foreseen amendments to the directive on administrative cooperatio…

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The long march towards tax transparency: dac8 targets cryptos

On 16 May 2023, the EU Finance Ministers reached a political agreement (“general approach”) on new tax transparency rules for all service providers fa…

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The recent governmental proposals on amendments to the procedure governing direct taxation litigation in the G…

On 28 March 2023, the Finance Ministry sent Bill No. 8186, the provisions of which are aimed at amending and modernizing certain procedural aspects of…

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Tax bits and pieces before the general election...

Although the Government still claims to be working at a widely called-for tax reform, and despite acknowledging the shortfalls of the antiquated Abgab…

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EU Directive on non-performing loans: Luxembourg Bill introduces a framework for their transfer and a new PFS …

On 24 March 2023, a bill of law aiming, inter alia, at transposing Directive (EU) 2021/2167 on credit servicers and credit purchasers ("NPL Directive"…

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DAC8: EU extends administrative cooperation to crypto-assets

On 8 December 2022, the EU Commission adopted a new proposal for a Directive, the so-called “DAC8” (hereafter referred to as the “DAC8 Proposal” or “t…

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Luxembourg Administrative Tribunal rules on the tax treatment of share class redemptions

The share capital of Luxembourg companies may be divided into different classes of shares that provide the shareholder(s) with different rights. Here,…

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Question on the constitutionality of the minimum net wealth tax regime

In a judgement dated 18 April 2023 (docket n° 45910), the Lower Administrative Court (Tribunal administratif) referred to the Constitutional Court the…

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Luxembourg government proposes amendments to tax procedures

On 28 March 2023, the government submitted to Parliament Bill of law no. 8186 amending the General Tax Law and introducing new provisions about transf…

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EU Commission answers ESA questions on SFDR interpretation

In September 2022, the ESAS jointly submitted questions to the eu commission about the interpretation of the SFDR. the answers to those questions have…

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Upcoming amendments to the Luxembourg procedure in tax matters

On 28 March 2023, a new draft law (the “Draft Law”) was presented to the Parliament which amends the Luxembourg General Tax Law (“GTL”) as well as som…

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ECJ case C-555/21 | Consumer's right to early repayment under the MCD

The Austrian Supreme Court referred a question to the European Court of Justice (the “ECJ”) for a preliminary ruling. The question concerned whether A…

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Luxembourg Administrative Tribunal rules on the tax treatment of share class redemptions

The share capital of Luxembourg companies may be divided into different classes of shares that provide the shareholder(s) with different rights. Here,…

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Luxembourg plans to amend tax procedure and documentation rules

The Luxembourg government proposes to reform certain aspects of the tax assessment and tax litigation procedures, as well as certain documentation obl…

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The Law of 22 June 2022 on the management and recovery of seized or confiscated assets: what are the consequen…

The Law of 22 June 2022 on the management and recovery of seized or confiscated assets (the "Law of 2022"), which entered into force on 5 July 2022, a…

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L’utilisation de la SOPARFI par des résidents belges et la montée en puissance de la substance économique…

Ce n’est un secret pour personne : de nombreux résidents belges détiennent des sociétés au Luxembourg à des fins fiscales. L’enquête LuxFiles, menée p…

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New powers for Competition Authority and New Case law concerning exclusivity

The Digital Markets Act and the Regulation on foreign subsidies distorting the international market enter into force during this year 2023 and provide…

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