On 14 February 2023, the Council of the European Union approved adding Russia to the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes (the "EU List") (official publication on 21 February 2023)....more
The past six months have seen difficult economic times in much of Europe, with governments and central banks seeking to respond to both the increases in costs of living and the need to curb inflation. Notwithstanding the...more
5/16/2023
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As part of our periodic updates, here is an overview of recent developments of relevance to participants in the real estate finance market across certain key jurisdictions in Europe.
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The Supreme Court has ruled that interest on a loan contracted in order to carry out a capital reduction or a dividend distribution when the company lacks the liquidity to do so is not always deductible. It is crucial that...more
4/25/2020
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On 14 October 2019, the Luxembourg Government submitted to the parliament a draft bill of law for the 2020 budget (the Budget 2020 Bill of Law), which includes a new provision that, if adopted, could have significant...more
As part of our periodic updates, here is an overview of recent developments of relevance to participants in the real estate finance market across certain key jurisdictions in Europe....more
6/11/2019
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On February 4th, 2019, the Belgian government released a draft law ratifying the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (the "Convention") and the...more
2/19/2019
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