Luxembourg Investment Vehicles
■Legal and regulatory requirements ■ Shareholding ■Reporting requirements ■ Approval and supervision
■ Taxation
Supervised Investment Vehicles
RAIF only with authorised AIFM
Income tax
If the RAIF does not invest in a portfolio of risk capital (such as a
SICAR): tax exemption on income tax.
If the RAIF invests in a portfolio of risk capital
(such as a SICAR):
• Tax exemption for income and capital gain derived from
transferable securities connected with investments in risk
bearing capital.
• Tax exemption for one year for income on cash held for the
purpose of a future investment.
•The remaining income is subject to the ordinary income tax
of 24.94 % (Municipal Business Tax + Corporate Income Tax -
Luxembourg city 2019).
Withholding tax on dividends and capital gains
Not subject to withholding tax.
Subscription tax
If the RAIF does not invest in a portfolio of risk capital (such as a
SICAR):
•
0.01% of NAV annually.
• Tax exemption possible for certain money
market, microfinance funds and pension funds
or RAIFs investing in other funds already subject to
subscription tax.
If the RAIF invests in a portfolio of risk capital
(such as a SICAR): no subscription tax.
Net wealth tax
Only subject to minimum net wealth tax if the RAIF does invest
in a portfolio of risk capital (such as a SICAR).
Capital duty
No proportional capital duty.
Value Added tax (VAT)
SCS with authorised AIFM
Fiscally transparent for corporate income and
net wealth tax purposes.
Partnerships which qualify as AIFs according to the
AIFMD are not subject to Luxembourg municipal
business tax as they are not considered as carrying
out a commercial activity.
SCSP with authorised AIFM
Fiscally transparent for corporate income and
net wealth tax purposes.
Partnerships which qualify as AIFs according to the
AIFMD are not subject to Luxembourg municipal
business tax as they are not considered as carrying
out a commercial activity.
Not subject to withholding tax.
Not subject to withholding tax.
No subscription tax.
Not subject to net wealth tax as considered to be fiscally transparent.
No proportional capital duty.
No subscription tax.
Not subject to net wealth tax as considered to be fiscally transparent.
No proportional capital duty.
Luxembourg Investment Vehicles
KPMG
VAT exemption on management services.
VAT exemption on management services.
VAT exemption on management services.
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