Our Location
At the heart of europe
Luxembourg is a recognised and reliable financial and political partner, within Europe and internationally, and is an integral part of one of the largest economic and monetary areas in the world.
Advantages
- Skilled IT personnel
- Highly developed telecommunications infrastructure
- Situated at the heart of Europe
- Highly educated multilingual personnel
- Major economic and monetary areas
- Lowest VAT rate in Europe, with a standard rate of 17%, and only 3% on certain services
- Low level of business taxes (30.38%)
The Luxembourg law on Intellectual Property
In an effort to become the partner of choice with respect to the knowledge economy, the Luxembourg government issued an important circular (Income Tax Circular (LIR) No. 50a / 1) on 5 March 2009 to clarify the application of the favourable law on intellectual property in Luxembourg.
The key feature of the intellectual property law is that it provides an 80% exemption on royalties and capital gains derived from many types of intellectual property.
Further reading
- The IP Law - Olivier Sciales Taxation Law Blog on Lawyers.com
- Why Luxembourg? A prime location for doing business - February 2009 Edition - Presentation from AMCHAM
- Luxembourg: Where Else? - Insight on Luxembourg advantages for doing business including ICT, e-commerce and Braodcasting activities
- Special characteristics of the market in Luxembourg