Luxembourg ratifies Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with EU, Malaysia
Luxembourg has ratified the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) between the European Union and Malaysia on 5 June, 2024. The agreement was signed on 14 December, 2022, at Brussels, and published in the Journal Officiel du Grand-Duché de
See MoreLuxembourg: Prime Minister Frieden proposes corporate tax cut
Luxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden unveiled his government's strategic fiscal roadmap in the annual State of the Nation Address on 11 June, 2024. Among the key proposals, he outlined a reduction in the corporate tax rate, slated to decrease from
See MoreLuxembourg approves amendments to Pillar Two tax rules
On 5 June, 2024, the Luxembourg Government Council approved a draft law to amend the Law of 22 December 2023. It introduces the Pillar Two income inclusion rule (IIR) and the undertaxed payment/profit rule (UTPR) in alignment with the Council
See MoreMalaysia publishes synthesised text of tax treaty with Luxembourg under BEPS MLI
The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM) has released the synthesised text of the tax treaty with Luxembourg, providing clarifications regarding the impact of the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base
See MoreLuxembourg ratifies first income and capital tax treaty with Cape Verde
Luxembourg has announced the publication of the “Law of 22 May 2024” in the Official Gazette, ratifying the pending income and capital tax treaty with Cape Verde. Signed on 13 January, 2022, this treaty is the first between the two
See MoreLuxembourg publishes global minimum tax pillar 2 FAQs
On 25 March 2024, the Luxembourg Administration of Direct Tax (ACD) released Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the Global Minimum Tax - Pillar 2. The FAQs are related to the enforcement of the Law of 22 December 2023 relating to effective minimum
See MoreLuxembourg implements tax measures to revive construction and housing sector
On 31 January 2024, the Luxembourg government announced a series of tax measures to revive the construction and housing sector and facilitate access to housing while addressing the cyclical and structural housing problems. The measures also provide
See MoreLuxembourg: Deadline extended for DAC7 declarations
On 19 January 2024, the Luxembourg Administration of Direct Tax (Administration des Contributions Directes - ACD) in a newsletter declared the launch of the pre-validation environment and the submission procedure for DAC7 declarations via MyGuichet.
See MoreLuxembourg publishes municipal rate multipliers for 2024
On 9 January 2024, the Luxembourg Administration of Direct Tax (Administration des Contributions Directes) released a newsletter regarding the municipal rate multipliers (coefficients) for the 2024 tax year. These coefficients were initially
See MoreLuxembourg: Administration of direct tax updates 2024 PIT brackets
On 5 January 2024, the Luxembourg Administration of Direct Tax released a newsletter in relation to the income tax changes for the 2024 tax year. The newsletter includes the Law of 22 December 2023 on amendments to the Income Tax Law, submitted to
See MoreLuxembourg ends temporary VAT rate reduction
On 27 December 2023, the Luxembourg Directorate of Registration, Domains, and VAT issued Circular No. 812-1 of 27 December 2023, which declared the end of the temporary reduction in VAT rates as mandated by the Law of 26 October 2022. As
See MoreLuxembourg: Government approves bill on investment tax credit
On 19 December 2023, the Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies adopted Bill 8276 on the modernization of the investment tax credit. The investment tax credit bill will be effective from 2024. The bill includes several amendments to the investment tax
See MoreLuxembourg implements pillar two global minimum tax
On 20 December 2023, the Luxembourg Parliament approved Law No 8292 of 22 December 2023 on pillar two global minimum tax. The bill aims to incorporate the OECD Pillar Two global minimum tax rules in line with EU Council Directive 2022/2523 of 14
See MoreLuxembourg revises draft bill on global minimum tax
On 13 November 2023, the Luxembourg government submitted a revised draft bill on global minimum tax to the Parliament. The bill aims to incorporate the OECD Pillar Two global minimum tax rules in line with EU Council Directive 2022/2523 of 14
See MoreLuxembourg implements public CbC reporting
On 22 August 2023, Luxembourg published Law of 15 August 2023 in the Official Gazette implementing public Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting in compliance with Directive (EU) 2021/2101. The Law conforms to the directive and sets the public
See MoreLuxembourg: Government submits draft bill on global minimum tax to the Parliament
On 4 August 2023, the Luxembourg government submitted draft bill no 8292 to the Parliament. The bill aims to incorporate the OECD Pillar Two global minimum tax rules in line with EU Council Directive 2022/2523 of 14 December 2022. These rules
See MoreLuxembourg: Parliament adopts bill on public CbC reporting
On 19 July 2023, the Luxembourg Parliament adopted Bill no. 8158 to implement public Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting in compliance with Directive (EU) 2021/2101. The bill conforms to the directive and sets the public reporting threshold at an
See MoreLuxembourg: Government submits draft bill on investment tax credit to Parliament
On 13 July 2023, the Luxembourg government submitted Bill 8276 to the Parliament on the modernization of the investment tax credit. The draft bill proposes several amendments to the investment tax credit framework. Notably, the overall investment
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