Type of court: Administrative Court

Bulgaria vs Yazaki Bulgaria Ltd, January 2023, Administrative Court, Case No 22/2022

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Yazaki Bulgaria Ltd is active in the automotive industry and is part of the Japanese Yazaki Group. It had used the transactional net margin method (TNMM) to demonstrate that prices for the sale of products to related parties were at arm’s length. Following an audit, the tax authorities found that the company’s profit was outside […]

Poland vs “H. LVAS Sp. z oo”, September 2022, Administrative Court, Case No I SA / Go 234/22

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“H. LVAS Sp. z oo” had deducted expenses related to intra-group services in its taxable income. The services had been provided by its German parent company, H. GmbH. The services (supervision and management support, coordination of projects, support in accounting, controlling, IT and personnel) had been classified by the group as low value-added services. Following […]

Germany vs “C GmbH”, June 2022, Finanzgericht Köln, Case No 10 K 1406/18

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In 2014 a profit transfer agreement was effectively concluded between the plaintiff, C GmbH (controlled company), and its sole shareholder A. The profits to be transferred and interest to be paid for the disputed years 2009-2011 were subsequently booked to a “liabilities to shareholders†clearing account, but counterclaims or lump sum payments were not booked. […]

Poland vs C. spółka z o.o. , June 2022, Administrative Court, Case No I SA/Go 103/22

C. spółka z o.o. is part of a larger group and mainly (95%) sells products (metal containers) and related services to related parties. According to its transfer pricing documentation the “cost-plus” method had been used to determine the prices of products sold to related parties. The company was audited for FY 2016. According to the […]

Sweden vs Pandox AB, February 2022, Administrative Court, Case No 12512-20, 12520–12523- 20 and 13265-20

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Pandox AB is the parent company of a hotel group active in northern Europe. Pandox AB’s business concept is to acquire hotel property companies with associated external operators running hotel operations. Pandox AB acquires both individual companies and larger portfolios, both in Sweden and abroad. Within the group, the segment is called Property Management. Pandox […]

Colombia vs Petroleum Exploration International Sucursal Colombia S.A., November 2021, The Administrative Court, Case No. 25000-23-37-000-2016-01988-01(24028)

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Article 260-8 of the Colombian Tax Statute established which taxpayers were obliged to file Transfer pricing documentation. The rule established two requirements for income taxpayers to be obliged to file DIIPT in the year 2010, the first is to have obtained a gross equity on 31 December of the taxable period of 100.100,000 UVT ($2,455,500,000) […]

Liechtenstein vs “A-Geothermal Finance AG”, December 2021, Administrative Court, Case No VGH 2021/085

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“A-Geothermal Finance AG” (A AG) financed geothermal projects developed by the E GmbH. The sole shareholder is af A AG. Since 2012, B has also been the sole shareholder of C AG. C AG holds as a subsidiary E GmbH with developed two geothermal projects. These projects were financed by A AG, namely with loans […]

Greece vs “Diary Distributor Ltd.”, November 2021, Tax Court, Case No 579/2021

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This case deals with arm’s length remuneration of a Greek Diary Distributor. Following an audit of “Diary Distributor Ltd.”, the Greek tax authorities determined that the prices paid to related parties for FY 2017 had been above the arm’s length price. On that basis an upwards adjustment of the taxable income was issued. An appeal […]

Colombia vs Interoil Colombia Exploration and Production S.A., September 2021, The Administrative Court, Case No. 24282

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Interoil Colombia Exploration and Production S.A. paid it foreign parent for cost related to exploration and administrative services, and for tax purposes these costs had been deducted in the taxable income. In total $3,571,353,600 had been declared as operating expenses for geological and geophysical studies carried out in the exploratory phase of an oil project […]

Colombia vs SONY Music Entertainment Colombia S.A., July 2021, The Administrative Court, Case No. 20641

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SONY Music Entertainment Colombia S.A. had filed transfer pricing information and documentation, on the basis of which the Colombian tax authorities concluded that payments for administrative services provided by a related party in the US had not been at arm’s length. SONY Colombia then filed new transfer pricing information and documentation covering the same years, […]

Czech Republic vs D. D. D. SERVIS OPAVA v. o. s., January 2021, Regional Court in Ostrava, Case No 22 Af 42/2019- 36

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Following an audit the tax authorities issued an assessment of additional income resulting from an adjustment of the tax deductions related to marketing expenses. According to the tax authorities the parties to the transactions were “otherwise related” within the meaning of the Czech arm’s length provisions in § 23 par. b) point 5 of the […]

Hungary vs “Lender” Kft, February 2020, Budapest Administrative Court, Case No. 16.K.33.691/2019/18

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In 2008 Lender Kft. entered into a loan agreement with its foreign domiciled affiliated company Kft. 1. According to the terms of the contract, the loan amounted to 53,174,516, the maturity date of the loan was 31 January 2013 and the interest was paid semi-annually at the semi-annual CDI rate fixed in the contract plus […]

France vs ST Dupont, March 2019, Administrative Court of Paris, No 1620873, 1705086/1-3

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ST Dupont is a French luxury manufacturer of lighters, pens and leather goods. It is majority-owned by the Dutch company, D&D International, which is wholly-owned by Broad Gain Investments Ltd, based in Hong Kong. ST Dupont is the sole shareholder of distribution subsidiaries located abroad, in particular ST Dupont Marketing, based in Hong Kong. Following […]

Poland vs A. Sp. z o.o., March 2019, Administrative Court, Case No I SA/Rz 1178/18

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A. Sp. z o.o. was established to carry out an investment project consisting in construction of a shopping center. In order to raise funds, the company concluded a loan agreement. The loan agreement was guaranteed by shareholders and other related parties. By virtue of the guarantees, the guarantors became solitarily liable for the Applicant’s obligations. […]

Portugal vs “A Infrastructure S.A.”, November 2018, CAAD – Administrative Tribunal, Case No : 70/2018-T

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“A Infrastructure S.A.” had granted loans related parties B and C. The average interest rate borne by A S.A. on its bank loans was lower than the one applied to loans passed on to B and C, but following an audit, the tax authorities observed that other financial expenses (bank commissions and stamp duty) had […]

Poland vs R. Group, September 2018, Administrative Court, Case No III SA/Wa 263/18

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R. Sp. z o.o. had requested a binding ruling/interpretation regarding tax deduction for the price paid to a related entity under restructuring. The request was denied by the tax authorities, as the question – according to the authorities – could only be answered under an Advance Pricing Agreement. R. Sp. z.o.o brought the issue before […]

Liechtenstein BF AG, June 2017, Administrative Court, Case No VGH 2017/008

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In the tax return for FY 2014, BF AG declared a asset loans to related parties (holding company C) in the amount of USD 67,322,417.76 and liability loans to related parties (shareholder) in the amount of USD 110,051,410.39. Furthermore, interest income of USD 1,917,825.02 and interest expenses of USD 1,894,410.39 were declared in the tax […]

Austria vs. Wx-Distributor, July 2012, Unabhängiger Finanzsenat, Case No RV/2516-W/09

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Wx-Distributor (a subsidiary of the Wx-group i.d.F. Bw.) is responsible for the distribution of Household appliances in Austria. It is wholly owned by Z. Deliveries to Wx-Distributor are made by production companies of the Group located in Germany, Italy, France, Slovakia, Poland and Sweden with which it has concluded distribution agreements to determine transfer prices. […]

Poland vs “H-trademark S.A.”, February 2012, Administrative Court, Case No I SA/Po 827/11

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“H-trademark S.A.” applied for a ruling on the tax rules governing a business restructuring where trademarks were transferred to another group company and licensed back – whether Polish arm’s length provisions would apply to the transaction. The company was of the opinion that Polish arm’s length provision (article 11) would not apply, since the arrangement […]

Poland vs “H-S Goods S.A.”, July 2011, Administrative Court, Case No I SA/Kr 716/11

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“H-S Goods S.A.” was active in wholesale trade of heating and sanitary goods. The main supplier of the products was a related company from Germany, and the cusomers/recipients of the goods were both unrelated domestic companies and foreign related companies (in Latvia and Ukraine). Approximately 30 % of sales were to related parties. Sales prices […]

Poland vs “F-inance. Sp. z o.o.”, October 2010, Administrative Court, Case No I SA/Kr 1188/10

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“F-inance. Sp. z o.o.” provided loans in 2004 – 2006 to a special-purpose vehicle (SPV) which had established to finance an investment. According to the loan agreements repayment of the principal amount and incurred interest for each loan was 31 December 2007. In 2008, these deadlines were extended to 31 December 2008. The tax authorities […]

Austria vs G.Wien, April 2007, Unabhängiger Finanzsenat, Case No GZ. RV/4687-W/02

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G.Wien was originally a branch office of the German company G.Hamburg, which was active in the field of weighing technology. In 1999, this branch office was retroactively transferred to the company G.Wien, a wholly-owned subsidiary of G.Hamburg, which was founded in 1999. Since the beginning of its activities (as a branch office in 1998), G.Wien […]