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The Luxembourg Business Registers (“LBR”) has recently introduced new changes to the administrative requirements to be introduced at the Trade and Companies Register (“RCS”) and which will apply as from 12 November 2024.

Grant Thornton Luxembourg would like to point out some important guidelines and features regarding the Country-by-Country Reporting (“CbC Reporting”) laws in Luxembourg as the fiscal-year 2022 (“FY22”) is drawing to a close. This is important as the close of FY22 will bring with it the deadlines for various CbC Reporting obligations for many Luxembourg companies.

The Luxembourg Parliament adopted on 18 October 2022 the bill of law number 6539B (the Law) introducing the administrative dissolution without liquidation procedure (the Administrative Dissolution Procedure). The purpose of the Law is to implement a collaboration between the Public Prosecutor and the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register (the RCS) in order to dissolve dormant and empty shell companies in a more time- and cost-efficient way by avoiding the formal judicial liquidation procedure.

On 4 May 2022, the Luxembourg tax authorities (“LTA”) published revised guidance (the “Revised Guidance”) relating to the law dated 25 March 2020 (the “DAC 6 Law”) in the form of Frequently Asked Questions. The Revised Guidance contains clarifications relating to certain concepts present in the DAC 6 Law.

On 13 June 2022, a Draft Bill (the “Bill”) implementing the Council Directive (EU) 2021/514 into domestic law was presented to the Luxembourg Parliament. It is the 7th installment of the so-called Directive on Administrative Cooperation in the field of taxation and is most commonly referred to as DAC 7. The Bill sets out numerous obligations to certain digital platform operators stipulating reporting requirements and setting out compliance standards. The proposed measures are to be applicable as from 1 January 2023.

On 7 June 2022, Luxembourg and the United Kingdom (’’the UK’’) signed a protocol in order to amend the existing double tax treaty between these jurisdictions. The new treaty introduces a reduction on the withholding tax rate on dividend payments and royalties, as well as the so-called ‘’land rich clause’’ relating to capital gains arising from the sale of shares holding, directly or indirectly, immovable property.

With this newsletter, Grant Thornton Luxembourg would like to draw your attention to the first amendments to the proposal for a directive relating to the prevention of the misuse of shell entities (the “Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive III” or ‘’ATAD III’’) published on 12 May 2022.

With this newsletter, Grant Thornton Luxembourg would like to draw your attention to the new ATAD III Directive, which should be implemented into the Member States’ national legislations by 30 June 2023 and come into effect by 1 January 2024.

In view of the uncertain evolution of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Luxembourg government has filed a new bill n°7916 aimed at extending the measures put in place by the law of September 23, 2020 until December 31, 2022.

Grant Thornton Luxembourg would like to point out some important guidelines and features regarding the Country-by-Country Reporting (“CbC Reporting”) laws in Luxembourg as the fiscal-year 2021 (“FY21”) is drawing to a close. This is important as the close of FY21 will bring with it the deadlines for various CbC Reporting obligations for many Luxembourg companies.

According to a public notice released on 1st October 2021 by the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register (“RCS”), every individual already registered or to be registered with the RCS shall have to register a Luxembourg national identification number (the “LNIDN”) on the dedicated RCS portal.

In the context of the Covid-19 crisis, a taxpayer who, before December 31, 2020, has permanently waived all or part of his or her rent for the period from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2021, may receive a tax rebate for the reduction granted.

On 22 September 2021, the European Central Bank (“ECB”) released a report on its top-down economy-wide climate stress test.

In the context of the Covid-19 crisis, a taxpayer who, before December 31, 2020, has permanently waived all or part of his or her rent for the period from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2021, may receive a tax rebate for the reduction granted.

How many times have you wondered where your invested money goes? What impact do your investments have? And what impact would that be - Positive or negative, to whom and for how long?

This digital transfer pricing guide will help provide you with a general overview of the transfer pricing landscape and who to contact in Luxembourg for more detailed insight.