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Key contacts
Partner, Head of Tax - KPMG Luxembourg: Antoine Badot
Partner, Head of Transfer Pricing: Sophie Boulanger
Projects & Operations Lead: Santiago Fernandez
Partner, Head of Alternative Investments: Benjamin Toussaint
Partner, Head of Commerce & Industry: Emilien Lebas
Partner, Head of Financial Services: Frank Stoltz
Partner, Head of Global Mobility & People Services: Xavier Martinez
Partner, Head of Indirect Tax Services: Quentin Warscotte
Partner, Head of Corporate & Accounting Services: Fabrice Jeusette
Quick facts
Number of advisors

340 tax and accounting advisors

Network memberships

KPMG Network

Languages

English, French, German, Luxembourgish and more

Key practice areas
General corporate tax
Indirect tax
Private client
Tax
Tax controversy
Transactional tax
Transfer pricing
Firm overview

KPMG Luxembourg’s Tax Team includes a financial services team, an alternative investments team, an international tax team, an indirect tax team, a transfer pricing team, a corporate & accounting team as well as a people services division. Antoine Badot is the new team head since 1 October 2024. He has extensive expertise in international corporate tax advisory projects in the alternative investments sector.

Clients have described KPMG Luxembourg as pleasant to deal with and very responsive. One client said: “I recommend this firm for its knowledge and for its important network to cover tax matters over the world.”

The team comprises 340 tax and accounting professionals, including 41 partners and 31 directors. The financial services team is led by Frank Stoltz with support from Olivier Schneider, Daniel Rech, Jean Kizito and Edouard Fort. The international tax team is led by Emilien Lebas, supported by Sophie Smons, Henri Prijot and Michael Ayachi, who is currently seconded to the US. Benjamin Toussaint leads the alternative investments team working closely with his partners Pierre Kreemer, Christophe Diricks, Julien Bieber, Benedicte Moens-Colleaux, Benjamin Brugerolle, Bertrand Levy, Thomas Adamkiewicz, Jean-Philippe Drescher, Paul Potocki, Julien Ghys and Simon Denis. The transfer pricing team is headed by Sophie Boulanger, assisted by Laureen Tardy, Filip Vukovic and Henrik Hansen. Quentin Warscotte leads the VAT Team with Maria Anna Nonweiler and Samuel Cazes. Our corporate & accounting team is headed by Fabrice Jeusette, with support from Gerard McCaul and Jérôme Luxembourger. Finally, our people services division is led by Xavier Martinez with Sacha Thill.

For more information, visit our tax pages on www.kpmg.lu.

Key practice areas

Corporate tax matters

  • Cross-border project management
  • Restructuring
  • Cost-sharing arrangements
  • APAs
  • Transactions
  • M&A
  • Environmental
  • Financial services
  • Corporate taxes
  • Technology
  • Value chains

Dispute resolution

  • Audit defence
  • Audit support
  • Dispute resolution
  • Pre-litigation
  • MAPs/ADRs
  • Litigation
  • Arbitration
  • Controversy management
  • State aid

Tax advisory

  • Tax consulting
  • International tax advisory

Indirect tax

  • VAT
  • Supply chains

Transfer pricing:

  • International tax planning
  • Economic modelling
  • TP policy design
  • Business restructuring
  • Business model optimisation
  • Audit defence
  • Audit support
  • IP management
  • Cost-sharing arrangements
  • Dispute resolution
Sector expertise
  • Accounting
  • Automotive
  • Aviation
  • Banking
  • Construction and materials
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Food and beverage
  • Government and public policy
  • Healthcare
  • Industrials
  • Insurance
  • Investment management
  • Media
  • Natural resources
  • Pharma and life sciences
  • Real estate
  • Shipping
  • Tech and telecoms
  • Transport
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Overview

KPMG has a significant presence in Luxembourg, with more than 290 professionals and assorted directors. The Luxembourg tax team comprises financial sector specialist Sébastien Labbé. He also leads the corporate tax working group at the Luxembourg banking association. It is renowned in the financial sector for alternative investments under managing partner David Capocci. 

The firm undertook tax structuring and due diligence on the acquisition of a self-storage platform in Sweden by an Australian pension fund. It also completed the tax structuring and establishment of a Portuguese real estate investment through a Portuguese investment fund. A downstream merger between two Luxembourg-based entities was created to mitigate taxation losses thereon.  

Client feedback 

‘’Availability and precise response when needed.’’ 

‘’Responsive, structured, pragmatic.’’ 

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KPMG has a significant presence in Luxembourg, with more than 290 professionals, including 32 partners and assorted directors. The Luxembourg tax team is led by financial sector specialist Sébastien Labbé. He also leads the corporate tax working group at the Luxembourg banking association. It is renowned in the financial sector for alternative investments, under partner David Capocci.

The firm provided analysis on a European bank’s cross-border lending transaction pertaining to foreign tax credit. It also counselled Luxembourg life insurance companies on BEPs 2.0 Pillar Two implications.

Director Michael Hansez and senior manager Nitish Bole joined the firm during the research period. Outgoing partner Laurence Lhôte retired in December 2022.

Client feedback

“They are available, clear and accurate.”

“Excellent relationship, skilled staff, professional attitude. Prompt, concise and clear resolutions or advice on the matters. Trustworthy relationship.”

“Look at all areas that might impact us and keep us informed.”

“KPMG Luxembourg proactively assists us. They flag pain points that we did not anticipate or consider properly.”

“KPMG team is very professional, pragmatic and reactive.”

“Sound technical advice, understanding and unique insights into our business and application of the law on our business, fresh and open viewpoint that considers the full range of interpretation of the law, understanding our risk tolerance, offering advice and solutions that give us breadth of flexibility to choose our course of action, and prompt and thorough responses to ad hoc questions posed (usually same day response, this is highly appreciated by management). Quentin and Julie are 100% trustworthy and always supportive.”

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