Arendt's tax law practice draws on some 40 experts, divided into dedicated VAT, transfer pricing and tax compliance teams, who provide bespoke tax advice and assistance to international and Luxembourg clients including fund promoters, managers and investors, banks, insurance and reinsurance companies, and multinational corporations as well as high net worth individuals, covering areas including fund formation, private equity, real estate, M&A and financing transactions as well as wealth planning.

Our range of tax services includes:

Tax advisory: providing individual advisory services in all areas of tax, including tax structuring, providing tax opinions, co-ordinating the work of local tax advisors in cross-border transactions, liaising with the Luxembourg tax authorities in disputes and non-contentious matters, and assisting our clients during tax audits, as well as conducting international tax surveys, estate planning and succession.

Transfer pricing: providing strategic advice, drafting transfer pricing reports for all kinds of transaction and multiple sectors, including conducting value-chain analysis, functional and risk analysis, benchmarking, and filing advance pricing agreements.

Tax compliance: providing corporate tax compliance services for direct taxes and VAT (including initial and periodic tax returns and calculating tax provisions), conducting tax due diligence, and assisting our clients with FATCA and Common Reporting Standard reporting.

Tax litigation: conducting litigation in all areas of taxation, including VAT and transfer pricing, before local courts and the European Court of Justice.

Our team has widely recognised expertise in VAT and other indirect taxes, providing a full range of VAT services, from advisory to compliance and litigation. We are also a leader in advising private clients - HNWIs, families and entrepreneurs - on all tax issues related to the structuring of their wealth, as well as assisting in estate and business succession planning.

Our tax team works closely with our accounting law experts to provide assistance in the accounting treatment of complex transactions for listed or unlisted companies under local GAAP or international accounting standards.

The expertise of our tax lawyers and advisors complements the services of the firm's other practices, which provide vital advice on topical subjects relating to corporate income tax, personal income tax, VAT and registration duties.

With the introduction of VAT in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, our recognised expertise and in-depth experience in the VAT field can provide our clients with top-quality added value services through a local presence close to our clients' business activities. Discover our dedicated expertise.