Italy v. Ilapak SPA Transfer Pricing Case
The Italy v. Ilapark SPA case brings forward critical issues in transfer pricing, specifically the appropriateness of the selected transfer pricing me…
Category: Case Summaries
F Taxpayer vs SARS: Procedural Compliance in Tax Disputes
In the matter of F Taxpayer v SARS, the Tax Court of South Africa was tasked with evaluating the procedural compliance and statutory adherence of the …
Insights from Boerdery v SARS: Assessing Deductibility of Premiums in Farming
In Boerdery v SARS, the South African Tax Court addressed whether premiums paid by Boerdery under insurance contracts with Company XYZ were deductible…
Bechan vs SARS: Search and Seizure Powers of Revenue Authorities
The case of Bechan and Another v SARS Customs Investigations Unit and Others was heard by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) of South Africa, where Mr.…
Australia vs SNF: In-Depth Summary
The case Commissioner of Taxation v. SNF (Australia) Pty Ltd concerned a dispute over the application of the arm's length principle in the context of …
The Thistle Trust vs C. South African Revenue Service: Understanding the Conduit Principle in Multi-Tiered Trusts
In the landmark case of The Thistle Trust v Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service, the Constitutional Court of South Africa was tasked wi…
Orde van Vlaamse Balies vs Belgium: Legal Privilege and Cross-Border Tax Reporting Obligations
In Case C-694/20, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) examined the legality of certain reporting obligations imposed on lawyers under Council Directiv…
F SCS vs LUXEMBOURG: Safeguarding Lawyer-Client Confidentiality in Cross-Border Tax Inquiries
This case focuses on whether the Netherlands' national tax law, which restricts the deduction of interest paid on intra-group loans in certain scenari…
ENGIE vs EU: State Aid Decision in the EU’s Effort to Combat Selective Tax Advantages
This case involves the European Commission's ruling that Luxembourg’s tax rulings for ENGIE constituted unlawful state aid, creating tax advantages …
Lexel AB v Sweden (Skatteverket): CJEU Ruling on Interest Deductions and Freedom of Establishment
In Lexel AB v Skatteverket (Case C‑484/19), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that Swedish tax legislation, which denied Lexel…
