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22/11/2017
Are EU Institutions becoming the new supra-national tax authorities? PART II – Who’s got the powers?
As we saw in Part I of this series, we have to ask ourselves the right questions. Namely, “are EU institutions overstepping the legal bounds?” In this Part II, we explore…
- by Keith O’Donnell
03/11/2017
The Money Survey: Perception vs Reality for Luxembourg Residents
The Money Survey: Perception vs Reality for Luxembourg Residents
Last week we revealed the results of our "Money Survey" where we asked 1000 Luxembourg residents to give us…
- by Keith O’Donnell
06/02/2017
Protecting “anti-abuse” laws from abuse: The irony of overzealous tax authorities
A little bit of background
Over the course of the last few years, interest in the field of international taxation has grown steadily. The topic has found its way into…
- by Antoine Dupuis
21/12/2016
The Santander Autogrill case: The end of round 1
What do a bank and a duty free shopping group have in common? Answer: they both invested abroad.
In itself, hardly noteworthy, but in this case, these 2 Spanish companies…
- by Keith O’Donnell, Oliver R. Hoor
01/09/2016
The Misuse of EU Rules in the Name of Tax Justice: Comparing Apples to Burgers
The Apple case has shot EU state aid rules into the headlines. It finishes the metamorphosis of State Aid from what was seen as a somewhat dull back-room legal field into a…
- by Keith O’Donnell
30/06/2016
Unicorns: prized game for investors on the hunt
The popular website Airbnb gives travelers to Paris the possibility to stay a few nights in 40,000 different homes and apartments without a single Haussmanian building or…
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30/06/2016
The ideal investment platform for a new and hungry market
Earlier this month, Boeing, the American aerospace giant, won a 17 billion dollar contract with Iran. This contact comes after an even more impressive 25 billion dollar deal…
- by Jamal Afakir
24/06/2016
Ready, Steady, Brexit
Shockwaves from this morning’s announcement are still rippling through the media, the markets and foreign and UK government. The “leave” scenario that many business owners…
- by Keith O’Donnell