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Oct 23, 2024ECJ Case Law I Enforceability of legal professional privilege vis-à-vis tax authorities confirmed
In a case involving a Luxembourg law firm which had been ordered by the Luxembourg Tax Authorities to disclose all documentation relating to advice given to a client for the purpose of an exchange of information upon request with the tax authority of another EU Member State, the Luxembourg Higher
Oct 23, 2024Double tax treaty I Luxembourg – Colombia
Entry into force 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”). The ratification of the DTT is
Oct 23, 2024CbCR I Proposal of common template and electronic reporting formats
On 1 August 2024, the European Commission released a draft regulation to standardize multinational enterprises (“ MNEs”) income tax information for public Country-by-Country Reporting (“ CbCR”), as required by Directive 2013/34/EU. The proposal introduces a common template and electronic formats to
Oct 23, 2024Luxembourg Case Law I Application of the Saar laid down in Article 166(2bis) of the income tax law
On 31 July 2024, the Higher Administrative Court ( Cour administrative) applied for the very first time, the special anti-abuse provision laid down in Article 166(2bis) of the Luxembourg income tax law dated 4 December 1967, as amended (the “ LITL”) (case n° 49080C). Background In the case at hand
Oct 23, 2024Luxembourg Case Law I Clarification on the principle of adversarial proceedings for the tax audit
On 11 July 2024, the Higher Administrative Court ( Cour administrative ) delivered a significant ruling in a case between Mrs. (A) and the Direct Tax Administration (ACD), following a tax audit covering the fiscal years 2010 to 2015. After rejecting the claim regarding the territorial incompetence
Oct 23, 2024VAT I Implementation of an electronic value added tax exemption certificate
Introduction On 8 July 2024, the European Commission (the " Commission") adopted a legislative package to amend key VAT regulations. This initiative aims at modernizing VAT procedures by introducing an electronic VAT exemption certificate, streamlining the process for businesses and aligning with
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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
