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Aug 25, 2025Newsflash | Tax Authorities clarify reverse-hybrid exemption for investment funds
On 22 August 2025, the Luxembourg Tax Authorities (hereafter the “ LTA”) published the administrative circular L.I.R. n°168 quater /2 (the “ Circular”) clarifying the requirements to be met by collective investment vehicles (“ CIV”) to benefit from the exemption from the reverse hybrid rule
Jul 25, 2025Newsflash | Draft Law 8590 | Carried interest tax regime overhaul
On 24 July 2025, Draft Law No 8590 was submitted to the Luxembourg Parliament ( Chambre des Députés ) intending to update and render more attractive the tax regime for carried interest granted to managers of alternative investment funds (“ AIF”). The proposed changes aim at attracting more front
Jul 18, 2025ECJ Case law I VAT treatment of success fees charged by lawyer
On 8 May 2025, Advocate General Kokott (AG Kokott) handed down her Opinion in the case C-744/23, Т.P.T. v Financial Bulgaria’ EOOD on the Value-Added Tax (VAT) treatment of a contingency fee, paid in the event of a successful legal case. In the case at hand, a one-person law firm provided legal
Jun 12, 2025Luxembourg Case law I Commercial nature of activities performed by a limited partnership
On 6 June 2025, the Lower Administrative Court ( Tribunal administratif) issued two similar judgments in cases n° 49747 and 49749, rejecting the appeals lodged by a Luxembourg limited partnership ( société en commandite simple) against decisions of the director of the tax authorities and confirming
May 29, 2025VAT I Draft directive on VAT rules for distance sales of imported goods
On 13 May 2025, the Council announced that it has reached an agreement on the VAT rules for distance sales of imported good and import VAT. In the future, foreign traders or platforms will be made liable for import VAT and VAT on distance sales of imported goods in the Member State of the final
Apr 15, 2025Temporary employees I Reduction of the flat-rate tax on the remuneration paid
Pursuant to Article 137, paragraph 5a of the amended law of 4 December 1967 on income tax (the “ LITL”), and by way of derogation from the normal taxation system, remuneration paid by temporary employment contractors under an assignment contract to temporary employees whose agreed gross hourly wage
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