Luxembourg Tax News

Bill to implement various EU Directives submitted to Luxembourg parliament

28 May 2007

US

28 April 2007

ECJ: temporal effects of judgment in Meilicke against Germany should not be limited – details

28 April 2007

New specialized investment fund regime introduced

28 April 2007

Company tax regimes of Swiss cantons exempting foreign profits incompatible state aid under EU-Switzerland Agreement

24 March 2007

Final Report on Improving the Resolution of Tax Treaty Disputes

24 March 2007

ECJ: hearing in case regarding Dutch withholding tax on outbound dividends

24 March 2007

Budget Law 2007 adopted

24 February 2007

EU Commission requests Italy not to apply a withholding tax on dividends paid to Netherlands parent companies

24 February 2007

EU Commission requests Italy to implement the Interest and Royalties Directive correctly

24 February 2007

Report on Attribution of Profits to PEs released

24 February 2007

EU Commission progresses infringement actions against Member States for discriminatory taxation of outbound dividends

24 February 2007

ECJ: previous UK ACT regime regarding outbound dividends compatible with EC fundamental freedoms (ACT IV GLO) – details

15 January 2007

ECJ holds French withholding tax on outbound dividends incompatible with freedom of establishment

15 January 2007

Protocol to treaty between Luxembourg and France signed

15 January 2007

Protocol to treaty between Luxembourg and France – erratum

17 December 2006

Bill on abolition of 1929 holding companies regime submitted to parliament

17 December 2006

Treaty between Luxembourg and Israel covers Luxembourg SICAVs and SICAFs and Israeli collective investment vehicles

12 November 2006

Parliament approves Bill implementing amendments to EC Parent-Subsidiary Directive

12 November 2006

French Parliamentary response on non-eligibility of Luxembourg SICARs to France-Luxembourg tax treaty and EC Parent Subsidiary Directive

12 November 2006

Budget for 2007 – details

12 November 2006

Luxembourg implements EU's European Company Statute

14 October 2006

Treaty between Luxembourg and Israel enters into force

14 October 2006

Protocol to treaty between Luxembourg and France – immovable property and business profit provisions amended

12 September 2006

European Commission requests Belgium to terminate discriminatory taxation of inbound dividends

13 August 2006

European Commission requested Spain to end infringement to the EC Parent-Subsidiary Directive concerning the use of anti-abuse measures

13 August 2006

European Commission decides that Luxembourg's preferential tax regime for 1929 holding companies constitutes incompatible state aid

13 August 2006

European Commission requests Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain to terminate discriminatory taxation of outbound dividends

13 August 2006

European Commission refers Italy and Luxembourg to ECJ for not implementing Directive amending EC Parent-Subsidiary Directive

13 August 2006

Various tax rate changes announced

14 June 2006