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23/04/24
Exploring the synergy: VAT and transfer pricing

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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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Each day we publish several articles written by legal and tax specialists from law firms, notaries offices, the legal departments from payroll agencies and tax consultants.

It is the perfect way for lawyers at the Bar, in-house counsel, barristers, solicitors, notaries, bailiffs, paralegals and any other legal professional with an interest in Luxembourg and European law to keep informed of new legislative initiatives, case law, legal doctrine and all other legal developments on the Belgian legal scene!

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AML V & register of beneficial owners: a public access feature found to be invalid by the CJEU

On 22 november 2022, the european court of justice ruled that the “public access” feature of the luxembourg register of beneficial owners would be inv…

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DORA: the forthcoming EU legal framework on Digital Operational Resilience in the financial sector

The rules on the use of information and communication technology ("ICT") in the financial sector were traditionally country and institution-specific t…

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ESG in the banking sector - EBA Report on the integration of ESG risks into the SREP

On 24 october 2022, the European banking authority (“eba”) published its report on the integration of esg risks in the supervision of investment firms…

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ATAD III: where is it heading to?

On 8 September 2022 the EU Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament (EP) published new amendments to the draft Directive …

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Luxembourg temporarily reduces VAT rates

With the Luxembourg Parliament’s adoption of bill of law no. 8083 published on 26 October 2022, a 1% reduction of all VAT rates (except the super-redu…

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EU top court sides with Fiat in Luxembourg State aid case

On 8 November 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) set aside the EU General Court’s judgment of 2019 and annulled the Commission’…

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Luxembourg budget bill for 2023

On 12 October 2022, the Luxembourg Government has submitted the budget bill for 2023 n° 8080 for approval to the Chamber of Deputies (the 2023 Budget …

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New publications from the AED with regard to AML/CFT supervision of non-regulated AIFs (excluding RAIFs)

The Administration de l’enregistrement, des domaines et de la TVA (“AED”) has recently published on its website a new section dedicated to the anti-mo…

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Focus on recent tax measures proposed by the government

The Luxembourg government filed three new bills in the week of 10 October 2022 concerning:the 2023 budget, housing supply reform, a temporary reductio…

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Luxembourg 2023 budget: tax measures supporting competitiveness and technical changes

Amid global economic uncertainties, the Luxembourg government proposes in its 2023 budget bill released on 12 October 2022 to clarify the scope of the…

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Updated EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes: Three jurisdictions added

On 4 october 2022, the council revised the eu list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes (the “eu blacklist”) and added the bahamas, angui…

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The Court of Justice of the European Union rules that a written contract may qualify as an invoice for VAT pur…

For those purposes, the agreement has to contain all the information necessary for control purposes by the tax authorities.

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Luxembourg agrees temporary VAT cut – here's what you need to know

In an effort to reduce the impact of inflation on households and businesses, the Luxembourg government met with trade unions on 28 September to agree …

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War in Ukraine: full suspension of the EU-Russia Visa Facilitation Agreement

On 9 September 2022, the Council of the European Union adopted Decision (EU) No 2022/1500 suspending the application of all provisions of the agreemen…

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Additional sustainable finance requirements for Luxembourg UCITS management companies and AIFMs

On 1 August 2022, the following delegated acts, which complement the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation 2019/2088 (SFDR) entered…

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Paying a tribute is not dishonest

The General Court of the EU has recently rendered an interesting judgment about the lawfulness of “reviving” an old trade mark (Case T-250/21, EU:T:20…

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ESG in the insurance sector - Update on the integration of sustainability preferences under IDD

On 20 July 2022, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (“EIOPA”) published precious guidance (Guidance on the integration of sust…

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MICA | Regulation of distributed ledger technology

The first cornerstone: the adoption of the Markets in Crypto-assets (“MiCA”) regulation

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Merger Control in Luxembourg – first results of the public consultation procedure and next steps

Merger control seeks to scrutinise concentrations of competitive power by requiring certain transactions to be notified to national or supranational c…

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The new Luxembourg/United-Kingdom tax treaty has been signed

More than four years after the announcement of negotiations, the new tax treaty between Luxembourg and the United Kingdom was finally signed on 7 June…

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