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On 19 August 2019, the new Luxembourg-France Double Tax Treaty (“ DTT”) came into force following finalisation of each country’s ratification procedures. The DTT will take effect from 1 January 2020 and replace the 1958 Luxembourg-France Double Tax Treaty. The DTT introduces a number of changes

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On 9 September 2019, the Luxembourg Finance Minister Pierre Gramegna and the United States (“ U.S.”) Ambassador to Luxembourg exchanged ratification instruments of the Protocol amending the Double Taxation Convention between Luxembourg and the United States, thereby bringing into force the Protocol

On 3 July 2019, the ECJ published a judgment (C ‑ 316/18 University of Cambridge v HMRC) clarifying whether input VAT relating to fees, paid by a not-for-profit educational establishment in the context of the investment of donations and endowments in a fund, may be deducted. The case concerned the

Following the adoption of the new law on the Intellectual Property Tax Regime (“ IP Regime”) on 22 March 2018 (please refer to our newsletter dated March 2018 on that topic), the Luxembourg Tax Administration published on 28 June 2019 Circular L.I.R. n° 50ter/1 clarifying the application of the IP

On 2 September 2019, the CSSF updated the below sets of frequently asked questions (the “ FAQs”) for the purposes of, adding a new question regarding obligations to be complied with in case of data transfers by a central administration or a depositary to another service provider: a) Frequently Asked