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Background On 26 February 2025, the European Commission published the proposal for the Omnibus Simplification Package, which aims to simplify EU rules, reduce red tape, and unlock additional investment capacity. Among the changes proposed is the amendment to Directive (EU) 2024/1760 of the European

On 11 March 2025, the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (“ ECOFIN”) reached a political agreement on the amendment of Directive 2011/16/EU on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation (“ DAC”) to ease Pillar 2 filing obligations and implement the exchange for Pillar 2 information

On 3 March 2025, the government issued a draft Grand-Ducal Decree amending the existing Grand Ducal-Decree of 13 February 2018 implementing Article 4, paragraph 2, of the law of 23 December 2016 on Country-by-Country Reporting (“ CbCR”), the purpose of which is to update the list of ‘Reportable

On 19 January 2024, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Republic of Colombia have signed a convention for the elimination of double taxation with respect to taxes on income and on capital and the prevention of tax evasion and avoidance (the “DTT”). For more information, please refer to our

Introductory notes On 26 February 2025, the Law of 17 February 2025 (the “ Law”) transposing in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Directive (EU) 2019/2121 of the European Parliament and the Council of 27 November 2019 on cross-border conversions, mergers and divisions (the “ Mobility Directive”) was

On 12 February 2025, the CSSF introduced a new simplified procedure for creating new share classes that do not require a prospectus update. This applies to UCITS, UCI Part II, SIFs, and SICARs. The key points include that : the procedure is available only for share classes whose characteristics are

On 29 January 2025, the Luxembourg Tax Authorities (“ LTA”) issued a new Circular LITL No. 164/1 (the “ New Circular”), replacing Circular LIR No. 164/1 dated 23 March 1998 (the “ Previous Circular”) on the interest rates related to current account of associates or shareholders of entities subject

Significant changes have taken place in the Luxembourg tax landscape in the course of the year 2024, as demonstrated by the intense legislative activity until the last days of 2024, with several measures taking effect as from fiscal year 2025, as summarised below. Corporate taxpayers Corporate

On 4 October 2024, the European Court of Justice (the “ ECJ”) (Case C-585/22) ruled that Article 49 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (the “ TFEU”), which guarantees the freedom of establishment, does not preclude national legislation from fully denying the deduction of interest

On 11 December 2024, the Luxembourg Indirect Tax Authorities ( Administration de l’enregistrement, des domaines et de la TVA) issued a new circular No. 781-2 on the VAT treatment of director’s fees following the decision of the European Court of Justice (the “ ECJ”) in case C-288/22, TP v

On 16 October 2024, the Lower Administrative Court ( Tribunal administratif ) annulled a decision by the Director of the Luxembourg Tax Authorities (“ LTA”) ( Administration des contributions directes) to uphold and increase the amount of a fine imposed by the Tax Office on a tax consultancy company

Introduction On 5 November 2024, the Council adopted several measures aimed at conforming the value added tax (“ VAT”) rules to the digital age. The ViDA package will bring major changes to the VAT system. The ViDA package is based on three main pillars: Pillar 1: digital VAT reporting This first