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Introduction |
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I Investment Fund Taxation: A Multifaceted Topic |
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II Overview of the Contents |
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Part I Funds Taxation: National Law and Policy |
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Investment Funds Law |
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1.02 Sources of Investment Fund Law |
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1.03 Creation of an Investment Fund |
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A Legal Structures of the Investment Fund |
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B Location of the Investment Fund |
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C Object of the Investment Fund |
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D Minimal Financial Requirements to Create an Investment Fund |
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E Investors of the Investment Fund |
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1 Categories of Investors |
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F Units or Shares of the Investment Fund |
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1 Classes of Units or Shares |
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G Investment Funds Specific Organization |
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1 Compartments of Investments |
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2 Master Funds and Feeder Funds |
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H Authorization or Registration of the Investment Fund |
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1.04 Life of the Investment Fund |
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A Assets of the Investment Fund |
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2 Safekeeping of the Assets |
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2 Management of the Portfolio |
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3 Risk and Liquidity Management |
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C Administration of the Investment Fund |
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D Marketing of the Investment Fund's Units or Shares |
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E Supervision of the Investment Fund |
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1 The Competent Authority's Supervision |
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2 Depositary's Supervision |
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F Investment Funds End of Life |
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1 Investment Fund Liquidation |
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2 Investment Fund Mergers |
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Chapter 2 Investment Funds Taxation in Luxembourg |
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2.02 Historical Background of Taxation of Investment Funds |
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A The System of Capital Duty and Subscription Tax |
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B An Independent Tax System for UCIs under the 1983 UCI Law |
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2.03 Overview: Luxembourg Investment Vehicles |
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A The Corporate-Product Level |
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2.04 Fiscal Regime for Luxembourg Regulated and Non-regulated Investment Funds |
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A Taxation at the Time of the Constitution of an Investment Fund |
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B Taxation During the Course of the Existence of the Investment Fund |
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5 Non-regulated Investment Funds |
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C Taxation of a UCI in the Event of Dissolution, Merger, Demerger, Conversion of Legal Form, or Any Similar Circumstances |
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D Taxation of Management Companies |
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a Income Taxation of Investors Qualifying as Luxembourg Non-residents |
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b Income Taxation of the Investors Qualifying as Luxembourg Residents |
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2 Non-regulated Investment Funds |
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Chapter 3 VAT and Investment Funds |
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3.02 VAT Status of Investment Funds |
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A Directive and CJEU Case Law |
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B Luxembourg Tax Authorities' Analysis |
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3.03 The Consequences of VAT Status |
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A Registration and Compliance Obligations |
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3.04 Scope of the VAT Exemption |
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A Investment Funds Covered by the VAT Exemption |
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2 Funds Covered by the VAT Exemption According to the VAT Law |
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a UCITS, SIFs, SICARs, and Pension Funds Subject to the Supervision of a Luxembourg Regulator |
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b Vehicles Similar to the Ones Referred to in Point |
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a Established in Another EU Member State and Subject to Supervision by a Supervisory Body |
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c Securitization Vehicles |
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d Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) |
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3 Services Covered by the VAT Exemption |
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a Services Falling Within the Scope of the VAT Exemption |
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b Services Excluded from the Scope of the VAT Exemption |
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Chapter 4 Transparent, Semi-transparent, Opaque: Recent Developments in Fund Taxation in Germany |
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4.02 History of German Fund Taxation |
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A Corporate Taxation: Transparency or Double Tax Burden |
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B Semi-transparency and Special Tax Regimes |
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4.03 Current Fund Taxation Rules |
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A Separation and Transparency |
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B Income Qualification and Time Shift |
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D Reporting Requirements and Lump Sum Taxation |
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4.05 Discussed Reform Options |
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A Minimally Invasive Surgery |
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1 Clarifying the Link Between Tax Exemption and Tax Burden |
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2 Tax Credit Instead of Tax Exemption at the Entrance Level |
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3 Simplification of the Current System |
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B Fundamental Reform Ideas |
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1 Deferred, Final Levy of Tax at Disposal of Units |
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2 Approximation and Rejection of the Tax-Transparency Principle |
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4.06 Core Elements of the Revised German Investment Tax Law |
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A Materials and Implementation |
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B Scope and Concept of Investment Funds |
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C Domestic and Foreign Funds |
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D Two Systems in One Code |
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E Basic Principles of Investment Fund Taxation |
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1 Corporate and Trade Tax |
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2 Investor-Related Tax Exemptions |
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1 Distributions, Dispositions, and Redemptions |
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3 Base-Yield Lump Sum (Pre-determined Tax Base or Vorabpauschale) |
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4 Partial Income Method (Partial Exemptions) |
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G Special Investment Funds |
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1 Taxation-Related Product Regulation |
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2 The Transparency Option |
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3 Default Opaque Tax Regime |
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Part II Funds Taxation and European Union Law |
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Chapter 5 Taxation of Collective Investments Within the Legal Framework of State Aid |
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5.02 Brief Overview of State-Aid Rules |
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5.03 The Distinctive Feature of Collective Investment Vehicles |
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5.04 Economic Activity for Investment Funds under State-Aid Law |
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5.05 The Key Issue of Selectivity |
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A Defining the General Reference Framework |
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B Derogation from the Reference Framework |
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C The Relevance of the Justification by the Logic of the Tax System |
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Chapter 6 Funds Taxation and the Third-Country Dimension |
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6.03 A Review of National Court Decisions |
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Chapter 7 Investment Fund Taxation and Fundamental Freedoms: Four Approaches to Comparability |
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7.02 The ACT GLO/Denkavit Approach: The Aberdeen Case |
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7.03 The Distinguishing Criterion Approach |
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7.05 The Regulatory Framework Approach |
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Chapter 8 Funds and EU Tax Directives |
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A Setting the Scene: Background |
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B 'Funds-Specific Directives' and Their Contribution |
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8.02 The Parent-Subsidiary Directive |
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8.03 The Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive |
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8.04 The Automatic Exchange of Tax Information |
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8.05 The AMLD: Tax Repercussions for Funds |
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8.06 The Tax Merger Directive |
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Part III Funds in International Tax Law and Policy |
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Chapter 9 Non-collective Investment Funds under BEPS Action 6 Versus European Investment Fund Law |
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9.03 The Financial Law's View of Investment Funds |
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A Investment Fund as Network of Contracts |
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C Minimum Substance as Precondition of the Investment Triangle |
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D Investor Passivity as Precondition of the Investment Triangle |
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E Irrelevance of the Legal Form as Precondition of the Investment Triangle |
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9.04 A Financial Law Solution to BEPS Item 6 Definitional Issues |
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A Designing the LOB Rule with a View to the 'Widely Held' Criterion |
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Chapter 10 Treaty Entitlement of Funds in the Pre-BEPS World |
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10.02 Overview of the Application of Tax Treaties to a CIV |
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B Treaty Entitlement (Personal Scope of Application) |
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C Distributive Rules, Including the Beneficial Ownership Concept |
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D Methods for the Avoidance of Double Taxation |
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10.03 Treaty Entitlement and Beneficial Ownership of a CIV under General Tax-Treaty Provisions |
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C CIV as a 'Resident of a Contracting State' |
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D CIV as the Beneficial Owner |
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E Treaty Entitlement of Investors |
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10.04 Special Tax Treaty Provisions for CIVs Related to Treaty Entitlement and Beneficial Ownership |
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B Content of Special Tax Treaty Provisions |
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C Weaknesses of Special Tax Treaty Provisions for CIVs, Exemplified by the Provisions in the Germany/Luxembourg Tax Treaty |
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10.05 Conclusion and Impact of EU Law and the G20/OECD Project Confronting BEPS |
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Chapter 11 Funds in International Tax Law: Examples from Luxembourg's Treaties |
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225 | (18) |
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11.03 Collective Investment Funds (FCPs) |
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11.04 Express Provisions in Tax Treaties |
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11.05 The New OECD Approach |
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Chapter 12 Treaty Entitlement of Funds in the Post-BEPS World |
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243 | (28) |
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1 Putting the CIV Report (and BEPS Action 6) in Context |
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2 Some High-Level Observations about the CIV Report |
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3 A Quick Review of the Optional Provisions Added to the Commentary |
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1 The Government Mindset and the BEPS Action 6 Objectives |
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2 The Specific Action 6 Requirements |
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3 The Treatment of CIVs under Action 6 |
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C The Increased Focus on the Financial Services Industry and on Funds |
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12.03 Overarching Industry Themes |
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1 The Importance of Certainty |
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2 Factors That Lead Funds to Book a Treaty Claim (or Not) |
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D Support for the CIV Report's Recommendations and TRACE Implementation |
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12.04 Governmental Concerns |
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A 'Treaty Negotiator' Tax Policy-Related Concerns |
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1 The 'Preserving the Ability to Negotiate a Treaty' Concern |
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2 The (Related) 'Treaty Shopping' Concern |
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4 The 'Equivalent Beneficiary' Concern |
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B 'Technical Requirement' Concerns |
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C 'Administrative' Concerns |
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2 The Proof Concern: AKA 'Reliable Solutions' |
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B Implement the CIV Report |
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266 | (2) |
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D Clarify the PPT Rule's Application to Funds |
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268 | (1) |
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Chapter 13 Non-discrimination of Funds and Double Taxation Relief |
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13.02 The Perspective of the Source State |
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13.03 The Perspective of the Residence State |
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A Transfer of Tax Credit to Investors |
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B Refund of the Withholding Tax to the Fund |
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279 | (1) |
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Chapter 14 Practical Tax Aspects of Fund Structuring in Luxembourg |
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14.02 Overview of General Tax Aspects of Fund Structuring |
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B General Tax Aspects to Be Considered |
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282 | (1) |
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a Choosing a Fund Vehicle |
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b Choosing a Holding Vehicle for Investments |
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C Domestic Tax Considerations |
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284 | (1) |
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2 Corporate Taxation of a Luxembourg Acquisition/Holding Vehicle |
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285 | (1) |
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3 Arm's Length Remuneration for the Management Company and the Investment Advisors |
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285 | (1) |
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4 Value Added Tax Treatment of Management and Advisory Services |
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D International Tax Considerations |
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285 | (1) |
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1 International Tax Considerations of the Targeted Assets |
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286 | (1) |
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3 Deductibility of Interest and Hybrid Mismatches |
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286 | (1) |
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E International Tax Considerations for the Investors |
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287 | (1) |
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a Choosing a Fund Vehicle |
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i Tax Neutrality Derived from the Legal Nature of the Vehicle |
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ii Tax Neutrality Derived from Specific Tax Regimes |
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iii Tax Neutrality Derived from an Exemption for Specific Types of Income |
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b Choosing a Holding Vehicle |
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289 | (1) |
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F Domestic Tax Considerations |
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290 | (1) |
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2 Taxation of a Luxembourg Holding/Acquisition Vehicle |
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292 | (1) |
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c Participation Exemption Regime |
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294 | (1) |
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a Arm's Length Remuneration for the General Partner/AIFM/Advisors |
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i VAT Treatment of Management and Advisory Services |
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G International Tax Considerations |
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300 | (1) |
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1 Tax Considerations of the Jurisdictions Where the Targeted Assets Are Located |
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A Investor Tax Considerations |
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B Fund Structure Chart for Our Case |
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