Goodwill value not transferable as separate asset under stamp duty law; no additional duty levied.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Administrative Court allowed the taxpayer's claim to avoid additional stamp duty on goodwill transferred with real estate. The taxpayer argued that goodwill is an inseparable part of the property and cannot be treated as separate movable assets under the Stamp Duty Act. The court agreed, ruling that goodwill lacks independent legal existence and thus does not trigger separate duty liability.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedLeimaveroL 16 §; LeimaveroL 22 §: Goodwill value is not considered separately transferable movable property under the Stamp Duty Act and therefore no additional stamp duty is leviable on it.
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Goodwill-arvoa ei ollut pidettävä leimaverolain 22 §:ssä tarkoitettuna
kiinteistön ohella luovutettuna irtaimena omaisuutena
eikä lainhuudatusleimaveroa ollut tältä osin määrättävä.
LeimaveroL 16 §
LeimaveroL 22 §