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08/11/24
EU Commission adopted a DAC9 proposal to ease filing obligat…

On 28 October 2024, the EU Commission put forward a directive proposal (the…

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05/11/24
Council of the EU finally agrees on VAT in the digital age p…

On 5 November 2024, the Council adopted new measures aimed at modernising t…

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It is the perfect way for lawyers at the Bar, in-house counsel, barristers, solicitors, notaries, bailiffs, paralegals and any other legal professional with an interest in Luxembourg and European law to keep informed of new legislative initiatives, case law, legal doctrine and all other legal developments on the Belgian legal scene!

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ATAD 2 Law adopted

On 19 December 2019, the Luxembourg Parliament adopted the law transposing the Council Directive (EU) 2017/952 of 29 May 2017 (the so-called “ATAD 2”)…

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CJ rules that non-EU pension funds can obtain the refund of dividend withholding tax

CJ rules that non-EU pension funds can obtain the refund of dividend withholding tax if they are comparable to domestic pension funds (College Pension…

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Buying alliances in Europe are under threat

On Monday 18 November 2019 the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets ("ACM") announced that the regulator had dawn raided several large traders in…

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CJ rules on assessment of abusive practices and refusal to grant VAT deduction (Kuršu zeme)

On 10 July 2019, the CJ delivered its judgment in the case Kuršu zeme (C-273/18). The Latvian company SIA Kuršu zeme deducted input VAT charged to it …

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DAC 6 Update - Where European jurisdictions stand regarding implementation?

DAC 6, the sixth amendment to the Directive on Administrative Cooperation (“DAC 6”) requiring so-called tax intermediaries to report, on a mandat…

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General Court sets framework for the Commission to enforce arm’s length transfer pricing under State aid rules…

On 24 September 2019, the General Court upheld the Commission’s decision that Fiat had received unlawful State aid from Luxembourg, and at the same ti…

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Bill Affecting Luxembourg Tax Rulings Issued Before 1 January 2015

On 14 October 2019, the finance minister presented a bill on the 2020 budget (the “Bill”). The Bill includes inter alia tax provisions, one of which c…

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Luxembourg Budget 2020: Limitation of validity period of advanced tax agreements

The draft 2020 Luxembourg budget includes a proposal limiting the validity of advanced tax agreements issued before 1 January 2015.

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“Old” rulings, rule no more!

Luxembourg Minister of Finance Pierre Gramegna has presented the Luxembourg government’s budget bill for year 2020 to the Luxembourg Parliament today …

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Draft law proposes to reintroduce favourable tax regime on capital gains on private land and dwellings

On 23 October 2019, the Luxembourgish Parliament (“Chambre de Députés”) published a draft law reintroducing the favourable tax relief regime for capit…

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Commission decision on Fiat ruling confirmed

In a judgment   of 24 September 2019, the General Court of the European Union (“Court”) dismissed actions brought by Luxembourg and Fia…

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Luxembourg 2020 draft Budget Law - Pre-2015 tax rulings may end on 31 December 2019

On 14 October 2019, the Luxembourg Government submitted the draft Budget Law for the year 2020 to the Luxembourg Parliament.

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Budget 2020: advance tax confirmations granted before 1 January 2015 no longer binding

On 14 October, the Luxembourg government filed the 2020 budget bill with the Luxembourg parliament.

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The Luxembourg-France Double Tax Treaty – amending Protocol signed on 10 October

On 19 August 2019, the new Luxembourg-France Double Tax Treaty (“DTT”) came into force following finalisation of each country’s ratification procedure…

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New Rules for the Digital Economy (and other Economies too...)

The idea to tax the digital economy shifts slowly towards new taxation rights and new profit allocation rules that may affect more than just tech comp…

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OECD heading beyond the arm’s-length principle without ring-fencing the digital economy

On 9 October 2019, the OECD published a proposed unified approach to reform profit allocation rules (Pillar One of its working plan to address the tax…

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Input Vat on Fees Relating to the Investment of Donations and Endowments

On 3 July 2019, the ECJ published a judgment (C‑316/18 University of Cambridge v HMRC) clarifying whether input VAT relating to fees, p…

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State aid update: EU General Court sets framework for the European Commission to enforce arm’s length transfer…

On 24 September 2019, the EU General Court upheld the Commission’s decision that Fiat received unlawful State aid from Luxembourg, and at the same tim…

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Entry into Force of the US | Luxembourg Double Tax Treaty

On 9 September 2019, the Luxembourg Finance Minister Pierre Gramegna and the United States (“U.S.”) Ambassador to Luxembourg exchanged ratification in…

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Luxembourg Tables DAC 6 Bill

On 8 August 2019, the Luxembourg government tabled Bill No 7465 (the "Bill") implementing Council Directive (EU) 2018/822 ("DAC 6") on mandatory discl…

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