On 12 June 2024, Luxembourg published a bill of law amending the law of 22 December 2023 (the Pillar Two Law[1]) implementing EU directive no. 2022/2523, largely known as the “EU Minimum Tax Directive” or “Pillar Two...more
Welcome to the second edition of our Horizon Scan for 2024: key recent and expected funds, regulatory, and tax developments to look out for. As before, we focus on the most important developments and changes that we expect to...more
5/24/2024
/ Climate Change ,
Cross-Border ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment Funds ,
Private Funds ,
Private Investment Funds ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Reporting Requirements ,
SFDR ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Business Practices ,
Sustainable Finance ,
Transitional Arrangements ,
UK
On 4 August 2023, Luxembourg published a bill of law (the “Bill”) to transpose the EU directive no. 2022/2523 largely known as the “EU Minimum Tax Directive” or “Pillar Two Directive”, ensuring a minimum global Effective Tax...more
Further to the request of the European Parliament for concerted EU action, the European Commission issued on 22 December 2021 a proposal for a Council Directive laying down rules to prevent the misuse of shell entities...more
The EU Commission published a public consultation based on its initiative to introduce a common EU-wide system for withholding tax on dividend or interest payments, which includes a system for tax authorities to exchange...more
6/23/2022
/ Cross-Border ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Dividends ,
Double Taxation ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Interest Payments ,
Investors ,
Member State ,
Public Consultations ,
Tax Authority ,
Tax Evasion ,
Tax Fraud ,
Tax Refunds ,
Withholding Tax
On 22 December 2021, the European Commission presented a proposal for a new directive to fight against the misuses of shell entities for improper tax purposes. This proposal has been issued to ensure that entities in the...more
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On 22 December 2021, the European Commission presented a proposal for a new directive to fight against the misuses of shell entities for improper tax purposes.
This proposal has been issued to ensure that...more
On 17 June 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) rendered two decisions about the application of the VAT exemption for management services provided in article 135 (1) (g) of the EU VAT Directive and...more
7/30/2021
/ Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
EU ,
Exemptions ,
Fund Management Companies ,
Fund Managers ,
Income Taxes ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Investors ,
Luxembourg ,
Risk Management ,
Software ,
Tax Authority ,
Tax Litigation ,
Tax Returns ,
Third-Party Liability ,
Value-Added Tax (VAT)
Luxembourg has introduced new legislation disallowing the deduction of interest and royalties owed by Luxembourg corporate taxpayers to associated enterprises established in a jurisdiction included in Annex I of the European...more
On 1 December, 2020, the Luxembourg tax authorities issued circular L.I.R 147/2, 166/2 and eval. n°63 on the application of EU Directive 2011/96 on the common system of taxation applicable in the case of parent companies and...more
1/18/2021
/ Corporate Taxes ,
Double Taxation ,
EU ,
Gibraltar ,
International Tax Issues ,
Luxembourg ,
Member State ,
Parent Corporation ,
Subsidiaries ,
Tax Authority ,
Tax Exemptions
On 25 March 2020, the Luxembourg Government adopted a draft bill introducing new defensive measures denying the tax deduction of interest and royalty payments made to a related entity located in a blacklisted...more