Eric Fort
High Net Worth Guide 2023
Band 1 : Private Wealth Law
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Eric Fort is a Partner in the Tax Law and Private Clients practices of Arendt & Medernach. He advises on both national and international tax issues. He has substantial experience in real estate, private equity, private wealth structuring and finance transactions. Eric was Head of the firm’s New York office from 2017 to 2021, where he gained deep knowledge of the US and greater North-American markets.
He has been a member of the Luxembourg Bar since 1996.
He is a member of the International Bar Association, and a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).
Prior to joining Arendt & Medernach, he worked in the tax department of one of the Big Four firms in Luxembourg.
Eric holds a Master's in Law from the Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium) as well as a postgraduate degree in Finance and Accountancy from the ISC Saint Louis, Brussels (Belgium).
He is a co-author of Steuern in Europa, Amerika und Asien (Verlag Neue Wirtschaft-Briefe), and also co-authored the Luxembourg chapter of the International Guide to the Taxation of Holding Companies published by the IBFD (Amsterdam).
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New law on payments to EU ‘black-list’ countries
The bill adds a paragraph to Article 168 of the Luxembourg income tax law (the “LITL”) extending non-tax-deductibility to interest and royalties due to a related party established in a country or territory appearing on the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions1 (the “EU list”).
Bill of law passed approving the Protocol to the Luxembourg-Russia Tax Treaty
At the request of the Russian authorities, Luxembourg and the Russian Federation agreed to amend the Treaty, signing the Protocol on 6 November 2020. The Protocol reflects the new fiscal policy of the Russian Federation with regard to the levy of Russian withholding taxes, and provides for new rates
DAC7 extends the existing EU tax transparency rules to digital platforms. Broadly speaking, it requires platform operators to report information on income earned by sellers on their platforms, and Member States to automatically exchange this information. The objective is to enable local tax authorit
New law on payments to EU ‘black-list’ countries
The bill adds a paragraph to Article 168 of the Luxembourg income tax law (the “LITL”) extending non-tax-deductibility to interest and royalties due to a related party established in a country or territory appearing on the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions1 (the “EU list”).
Bill of law passed approving the Protocol to the Luxembourg-Russia Tax Treaty
At the request of the Russian authorities, Luxembourg and the Russian Federation agreed to amend the Treaty, signing the Protocol on 6 November 2020. The Protocol reflects the new fiscal policy of the Russian Federation with regard to the levy of Russian withholding taxes, and provides for new rates
DAC7 extends the existing EU tax transparency rules to digital platforms. Broadly speaking, it requires platform operators to report information on income earned by sellers on their platforms, and Member States to automatically exchange this information. The objective is to enable local tax authorit
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