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03/12/24
Luxembourg District Court applies CJEU decision on VAT and d…

On 22 November 2024, the Luxembourg District Court ruled that directors’ fe…

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03/12/24
State of play of different proposals at EU level (Unshell, T…

In June 2024, the EU Council approved a report to the European Council on t…

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Upcoming amendments to the Luxembourg procedure in tax matters

On 28 March 2023, a new draft law (the “Draft Law”) was presented to the Parliament which amends the Luxembourg General Tax Law (“GTL”) as well as som…

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ECJ case C-555/21 | Consumer's right to early repayment under the MCD

The Austrian Supreme Court referred a question to the European Court of Justice (the “ECJ”) for a preliminary ruling. The question concerned whether A…

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Luxembourg Administrative Tribunal rules on the tax treatment of share class redemptions

The share capital of Luxembourg companies may be divided into different classes of shares that provide the shareholder(s) with different rights. Here,…

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Luxembourg plans to amend tax procedure and documentation rules

The Luxembourg government proposes to reform certain aspects of the tax assessment and tax litigation procedures, as well as certain documentation obl…

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The Law of 22 June 2022 on the management and recovery of seized or confiscated assets: what are the consequen…

The Law of 22 June 2022 on the management and recovery of seized or confiscated assets (the "Law of 2022"), which entered into force on 5 July 2022, a…

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L’utilisation de la SOPARFI par des résidents belges et la montée en puissance de la substance économique…

Ce n’est un secret pour personne : de nombreux résidents belges détiennent des sociétés au Luxembourg à des fins fiscales. L’enquête LuxFiles, menée p…

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New powers for Competition Authority and New Case law concerning exclusivity

The Digital Markets Act and the Regulation on foreign subsidies distorting the international market enter into force during this year 2023 and provide…

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VAT liability of online platforms

The CJEU confirmed the lawfulness of the liability of online platforms to collect vat on total amounts due on electronic services in the recent fenix …

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The implementation of sustainable finance disclosure regulation (SFDR) level 2: key takeaways from EU regulato…

It has been confirmed that SFDR level 1 (Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on sustainability…

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Publication par l’Union européenne de la nouvelle liste des juridictions non coopératives – implications fisca…

La liste des juridictions non coopératives à des fins fiscales de l’Union européenne (« UE ») a été mise à jour par le Conseil de l’Union européenne q…

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ESG obligations for companies other than financial market participants in Luxembourg

ESG stands for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations. These are the criteria used to establish how sustainable a company’s busine…

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NIS 2 Directive: an increased scope for a safer and cybercrime-free Union?

The NIS 2 Directive (EU 2022/2555 on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union) entered into force on 16 January 2023, amends…

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L’utilisation de la SOPARFI par des résidents belges et la montée en puissance de la substance économique…

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AIFMD II: political agreement reached in the European Parliament

On 25 November 2021, the European Commission (the Commission) put forward its proposal (the Initial Proposal) for amendments to the Directive 2011/61/…

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Luxembourg Administrative Tribunal rules on the tax treatment of share class redemptions

On 27 January 2023, the Administrative Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) ruled on the Luxembourg tax treatment of the redemption of a class of shares by a Lux…

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Lower administrative court’s decision on redemption of a class of alphabet shares

On 27 January 2023, the lower administrative court rendered a decision (42432) dealing among others with the tax treatment applicable to the redemptio…

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Administrative Court ruling | Communication obligations of the Luxembourg tax authorities

In a judgment dated 20 December 2022, the Luxembourg Higher Administrative Court (Cour administrative, hereinafter the "Court") ruled on the applicati…

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EU Listing Act | Interesting regulatory changes in the pipeline

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Clarifications on the Luxembourg reverse hybrid mismatch rule

On 23 December 2022, the Luxembourg Parliament adopted bill n°8080 related to the budget for 2023 (the "Budget Law 2023" – see our newsflash on the bu…

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Luxembourg Key Tax Measures 2023

On 23 December 2022, the Luxembourg Parliament adopted budget bill n°8080 (the Budget Law). The key tax measures introduced by the Budget Law concern …

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