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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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Implementing DAC 7 in Luxembourg: bill laid before parliament

On 13 June 2022, the Luxembourg government laid bill no. 8029 (the “Bill”) before Parliament. It would implement into domestic law Council Directive (…

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The new Luxembourg-UK double tax treaty: key points for investors in UK real estate

On 7 June 2022, the United-Kingdom (UK) and Luxembourg signed the text of the new double tax treaty.

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Cross-border home working: different taxation rules starting 1 July 2022

The special bilateral agreements signed between Luxembourg and the Belgian, French and German authorities concerning cross-border workers in the conte…

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Updated CRS FAQ by the Luxembourg tax administration

The common reporting standard (“CRS”), which has been implemented in Luxembourg by the law of 18 December 2015, has introduced an automatic exchange o…

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Changes to the UK/Luxembourg double tax treaty

On 7 June 2022, the UK and Luxembourg governments signed a protocol to amend the double tax treaty (the treaty) between both jurisdictions. As set out…

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ATAD 3 amendments: Are you ready for the changes?

On 12 May 2022, the reporter of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament (ECON) published its draft report (the …

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New double tax treaty signed between Luxembourg and the United Kingdom

On 7 June 2022, the governments of Luxembourg and the United Kingdom (the “UK”) signed a new double tax treaty (the “New Treaty”) repla…

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Sixth package of EU economic sanctions against Russia - “Not only about oil”

On 3 June 2022, the Council of the European Union adopted new restrictive measures against Russia due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

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Recent decision of the Administrative Court in relation to the 115 Account: What is at stake?

In a recent decision of 31 March 2022, the Luxembourg Administrative Court (the “Court”) ruled on whether contributions to the “115 Account” …

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DEBRA – The new EU tax initiative aiming at promoting a fair and sustainable business environment

Within the EU a widespread asymmetry exists between debt and equity financing. Usually, interest is tax deductible from the corporate income tax base …

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Chronicle of a death foretold : the debt tax bias

The EU Commission published its already much-debated DEBRA proposal on 11th May 2022, in her move to re-vamp again the tax environment in which corpor…

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EU Commission issues draft DEBRA directive providing a debt-equity bias reduction allowance

On 11 May 2022, the EU Commission issued a draft directive proposing a debt-equity bias reduction allowance (the “DEBRA Proposal”). The DEBR…

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European Commission proposes a debt-equity bias reduction allowance (DEBRA)

On 11 May 2022, the European Commission published a Directive proposal to tackle the tax bias in favour of debt funding. The proposal includes both a …

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Publication of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) with regard to regulatory technical standards on SFDR …

After the entry into force of the Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 on sustainability‐related disclosures in the financial services sector on 10 March 2021 ("…

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Decision of the Court of Cassation on the deductibility of VAT incurred on general expenses

In a recent decision, the Luxembourg Supreme Court (Cour de cassation) rejected an appeal (pourvoi en cassation) lodged by Luxembourg VAT authorities …

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New tax on Luxembourg real estate assets: first compliance deadline on 31 May 2022 for investment funds

On 20 January 2022, the Luxembourg tax authorities (the LTA) published the circular PRE_IMM n°1 (the Circular) which clarifies the provision…

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Disproportion between costs and income does not prevent input VAT recovery

The Luxembourg Court of Cassation had the opportunity to adjudicate at last instance on a condition for the right to deduct VAT asserted by the Luxemb…

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VAT fixed establishment in parent-subsidiary supplies

The Court of Justice of the European Union has further clarified the concept of a ‘fixed establishment’ for VAT purposes

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Securitisation entities within the meaning of the EU Securitisation Regulation no longer exempt from the inter…

On 9 March 2022, a draft law was presented to Parliament in order to remove the exemption applicable to securitisation entities within the meaning of …

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2017 Securitisation Entities to Be Made Subject to (ATAD 1) Interest Deduction Limitation Rules

On 9 March 2022, a bill amending Article 168bis of the Luxembourg Income Tax Act was brought before Parliament. The bill aims to remove 2017 securitis…

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