Luxembourg: Parliament approved draft law implementing DAC6
On 21 March 2020, the Luxembourg Parliament approved draft law 7465 implementing the Council Directive (EU) 2018/822 (commonly known as DAC6) which introduces disclosure obligations for intermediaries and taxpayers of certain reportable
See MoreLuxembourg: Tax measures in response to COVID-19 pandemic
On 17 March 2020, Luxembourg Government published a press release regarding tax measures to support businesses and the self-employed in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. These key measures include: Direct taxes As long as they are
See MoreLuxembourg: Tax Authority issues new guidance on CFC rules
On 4 March 2020, the Luxembourg Tax Authority has issued Circular n°164ter/1 on the controlled foreign corporation (CFC) rules. Luxembourg enacted CFC rules as part of the implementation of the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD) on 21 December
See MoreLuxembourg amends draft law implementing DAC6
On 14 February 2020, Luxembourg published a revised version of the draft law 7465 amending the original provisions on the professional privilege exemption. Luxembourg Government submitted the draft law on 8 August 2019 which has not been passed
See MoreLuxembourg updates list of jurisdictions for exchanging CbC reports
On 27 January 2020, Luxembourg Ministry of Finance published Grand-Ducal Regulation of 24 January 2020 amending Grand-Ducal Regulation of 13 February 2018. The Regulation updates the list of jurisdictions for exchanging Country-by-Country (CbC)
See MoreLuxembourg transposes EU Directive on Dispute Resolution
On 23 December 2019, Luxembourg publishes Law of 20 December 2019 transposing EU Tax Dispute Resolution Directive (2017/1852) into domestic law. The directive includes measures to ensure effective resolution of disputes concerning the
See MoreLuxembourg implements EU ATAD 2 anti-hybrid measures
On 19 December 2019, the Luxembourg Parliament approved draft law implementing EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (2017/952) (ATAD 2) into Luxembourg domestic law. ATAD 2 amends the EU Directive 2016/1164 which applies to mismatches between EU member
See MoreLuxembourg: Parliament approves budget law for 2020
On 19 December 2019, Luxembourg Parliament approved 2020 budget law which was presented by Luxembourg’s Finance Minister on 14 October 2019. According to the budget law, the advance tax rulings issued by the Luxembourg tax authorities before 1
See MoreLuxembourg: Finance Minister presents draft budget law for 2020
On 14 October 2019, Pierre Gramegna, Luxembourg's Finance Minister, presented draft budget law 2020 to the Parliament. According to this law, advance tax rulings issued before 1 January 2015 will be automatically invalid as from the end of the
See MoreLuxembourg: EU General Court upholds EC Commission’s decision in Fiat case
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 time cancelled the decision which had found the same with respect to Starbucks in the
See MoreLuxembourg implements EU Directive on mandatory disclosure rules
On 8 August 2019, the Luxembourg Government submitted draft law 7465 to the parliament to implement the European Union (EU) mandatory disclosure rules and exchange of information on cross-border tax arrangements (DAC6 or the
See MoreLuxembourg: Government submits EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive to Parliament
On 9 August 2019, Luxembourg Government submits draft law to the Parliament for the execution of the expanded hybrid mismatch rules of the European Union (EU) Anti-tax Avoidance Directive as amended (ATAD2). The draft law aims at broadening the
See MoreLuxembourg: DTA with Kosovo enters into force
On 23 July 2019, the Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between Kosovo and Luxembourg was entered into force and applies from 1 January 2020. The agreement was signed on 8 December 2017. The agreement contains Dividends rate 0% for at least 10%
See MoreDTA between Luxembourg and Uzbekistan enters into force
On 26 July 2019, the amending protocol to the Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between Luxembourg and Uzbekistan was entered into force and applies from 1 January 2020. The agreement was signed by Luxembourg Minister of Finance Pierre Gramegna and
See MoreLuxembourg: MLI enters into force
On 1 August 2019, the multilateral convention to implement tax treaty related measures to prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (Multilateral Instrument or MLI) entered into force in respect of Luxembourg. MLI provisions that affect withholding
See MoreLuxembourg: Tax administration updates its CbC reporting guidance page
On 16 July 1019, the Luxembourg tax administration released its CbC reporting guidance page with new updates, including a new user manual for the MyGuichet e-filing system for submitting CbC reports and a new XSD schema (XML). Under the new manual
See MoreLuxembourg: Government publishes budget law for the year of 2019
On 26 April 2019, Luxembourg published the Law of 26 April 2019 in the Official Gazette containing the measures for the 2019 budget. The law lowered the standard corporation tax rate from 18% for the financial year 2018 to 17% for the financial
See MoreLuxembourg deposits its MLI ratification instrument
On 9 April 2019, Luxembourg deposited its instrument of ratification for the multilateral convention to implement tax treaty related measures to prevent base erosion and profit shifting (MLI). The MLI will enter into force for Luxembourg on the
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