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Oct 28, 2025Luxembourg Case Law I Tax Authorities fail to prove permanent establishment on non-resident partners of Luxembourg partnership
In its judgment of 17 September 2025, the Lower Administrative Court ( Tribunal administratif) delivered a significant decision (n° 47603) on permanent establishment determination and commercial profit characterisation for non-resident professional service providers. The Court ruled that the
Oct 28, 2025ECJ Case law I Advocate General clarifies limits of joint VAT liability for third parties
Background On 4 September 2025, Advocate General Kokott (AG Kokott) delivered her Opinion in the case C-121/24, Vaniz EOOD , on the conditions under which a third party may be held jointly and severally liable for unpaid VAT under national law, based on EU VAT legislation. The case at hand concerned
Oct 28, 20252026 Luxembourg budget announced | Tax measures to come
On 8 October 2025, the Luxembourg Minister of Finance presented the 2026 budget (the “ Budget Law”) oriented towards growth and social cohesion. The Budget Law provides for significant investments in innovation and infrastructure. On the tax side, it sets the 2026 agenda and has been complemented by
Oct 21, 2025Luxembourg Case Law I Scope of legal remedies in guarantee assessment cases clarified
On 2 October 2025, the Higher Administrative Court ( Cour administrative) issued a ruling in case n° 51646C (the “ Decision”), regarding the extent to which a former manager of a Luxembourg resident company called in guarantee may challenge the underlying tax assessments of that company. While the
Oct 13, 2025Tax exemption on interest | New specific government bonds
On 8 October 2025, Draft Law No. 8633 was submitted to the Luxembourg Parliament ( Chambre des Députés) (the “ Draft Law”) to introduce a new tax exemption on interest earned by Luxembourg resident individuals on certain specific bonds issued by a State. To meet its NATO defence spending commitments
Oct 09, 2025Start-up investments | Tax credit for individuals: Council of State opinion
Background On 4 April 2025, Draft Law No. 8526 (the “ Draft Law”) was submitted to the Luxembourg Parliament ( Chambre des Députés ) and intends to introduce, as from fiscal year 2026, a tax credit for private individuals investing in Luxembourg startups amounting to 20% of their equity investment
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Sep 30, 2025SOPARFI
SOPARFI is the acronym for “ Société de Participations Financières”, the French term for “Holding company”. A SOPARFI is a commercial company fully subject to the general provisions of the company and tax law. The term SOPARFI is not a legal concept but describes a company that carries out a holding
Jul 27, 2025Tax Brochure
Our Tax practice brochure gives an overview of the services our team of lawyers provides to domestic and internatonal clients in all Luxembourg tax related matters.
Jun 01, 2025BSP General Brochure
In this brochure you will find the description of all the activity that we can put in place for you. BSP is an independent full-service law firm based in Luxembourg, committed to providing the very best legal services to our domestic and international clients in all aspects of Luxembourg business
Latest Articles & Books
Oct 20, 2021Thomson Reuters Practical Law | Regulation of State and Supplementary Pension Schemes in Luxembourg: overview
A Q&A guide to pensions law in Luxembourg. The Q&A gives a high-level overview of the regulation of national government pensions and supplementary pensions. On national government pensions, it covers employer/employee contributions; national government pension age and monthly amount; and the public
Mar 11, 2021Paperjam News | On ne sera jamais à l’abri des critiques - Interview à Alain Steichen
OpenLux est-elle l’attaque de trop? L’avocat Alain Steichen ne voit pas ce que le Luxembourg pourrait faire de plus pour respecter les règles internationales. L’attaque OpenLux vous étonne-t-elle? «Non, cela dure depuis plus de 10 ans. Le succès crée des envieux et, quoi qu’on fasse, on ne sera
Feb 11, 2020Legitech | Précis de Droit Fiscal de l'Entreprise - 5ème édition
Le droit fiscal de l’entreprise est le droit fiscal appliqué à l’entreprise. Il se trouve au cœur de la vie des entreprises et des décisions qui y sont adoptées, car il faut gérer le « fiscal » de la même manière que le commercial, le financier, … Cependant, cette gestion du fiscal s’avère de plus
Feb 22, 2019Thin capitalisation Q&A: Luxembourg
This Q&A provides jurisdiction-specific commentary on Practice note, Thin capitalisation: Cross-border, and forms part of Cross-border loan financing and Cross-border joint ventures. Luxembourg tax law does not contain any thin capitalisation rules. A company's debt financing does not need to be
Dec 29, 2017The Executive Remuneration Review - Edition 6
Executive remuneration encompasses a diverse range of practices and is consequently influenced by many different areas of the law, including tax, employment, securities and other aspects of corporate law. This book is structured with the intention of providing readers with an overview of these areas
Oct 22, 2017New IP Regime | Draft Law
On August 4 th 2017, the Minister of Finance submitted a draft law to the Luxembourg Parliament, which intends to introduce a new intellectual property regime. The draft law introduces a new Article 50ter in the Luxembourg income tax law in order to fill the void caused by the staggered withdrawal
