Tax

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Schjødt's tax team provides advice to Nordic and international corporations and investors, with particular emphasis on strategic tax planning, engineering of tax optimized transaction structures and corporate structures, restructurings, management incentive programs and tax disputes and litigation.

Schjødt's tax team provides advice to Nordic and international corporations and investors, with particular emphasis on strategic tax planning, engineering of tax-optimized transaction structures and corporate structures, restructurings, management incentive programs and tax disputes and litigation.


Our tax team combines first class advice with a broad commercial understanding. The team has substantial experience from advising clients on international inbound and outbound tax issues, such as exit tax rules, tax treaty regulations, withholding tax issues, cross-border transactions, etc.


We have an excellent track record on tax disputes, including ground-breaking Supreme Court judgments. We are also one of very few firms providing specialist petroleum taxation services, as well as advice on the special tax regime for hydroelectric power companies.


Our tax practice is built around the needs of our clients, and comprises Scandinavian and foreign clients establishing or doing business in or from Scandinavia. This includes clients within private equity and venture capital, real estate, aquaculture, the energy and offshore industry, pharmaceuticals, utilities, technology and trade, as well as extractive industry investors.


Our tax specialists work closely with our other practice groups and specialists, including within transactions, finance and litigation.

Our services include:

  • Strategic tax planning

  • Tailored tax structuring / engineering of transaction structures and restructurings

  • General business taxation

  • Incentive schemes

  • Immigration and emigration tax planning

  • Net wealth and inheritance tax planning

  • VAT, customs and excise duties

  • Tax and VAT due diligence

  • Tax and VAT audits, disputes and litigation

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