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KHO:2006:36 AI generated

EU free movement rules override Finnish asset tax valuation for non-public Swedish shares.

Case Number KHO:2006:36
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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The Supreme Administrative Court of Finland ruled that Finnish asset tax valuation rules apply to shares in a Swedish company owned by a Finnish taxpayer. The court held that Articles 43 and 56 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union prohibit discrimination based on nationality regarding capital movement. Consequently, the specific valuation method for non-public shares must be applied to these cross-border assets to ensure equal treatment.

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Articles 43 and 56 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; national tax measures restricting the free movement of capital or establishment must be interpreted in light of these provisions to ensure non-discrimination between domestic and foreign assets.

Keywords

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free movement of capital establishment freedom asset tax valuation non-discrimination principle cross-border investment Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union fiscal neutrality

Cited Legislation

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Article 43 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Article 56 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Section 27 of the Asset Tax Act
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Suomessa yleisesti verovelvollinen henkilö omisti Ruotsissa kotipaikan omaavan osakeyhtiön osakkeita, joiden osuus yhtiön osakepääomasta ja äänivallasta oli 27,2 prosenttia. Kun otettiin huomioon Euroopan yhteisön perustamissopimuksen sijoittautumisvapautta koskeva 43 artikla ja pääomien vapaata liikkuvuutta koskeva 56 artikla, tuli varallisuusverolain 27 §:n säännöstä muun kuin julkisesti noteeratun osakkeen verotusarvon ja matemaattisen arvon laskemisesta soveltaa myös tuon ruotsalaisen osakeyhtiön osakkeisiin. Ennakkoratkaisu. Verovuodet 2004 ja 2005.

Euroopan yhteisön perustamissopimus 43 ja 56 artikla

Varallisuusverolaki 2 § 1 mom. 1 kohta, 11 § ja 27 § 1-6 mom.

Kort referat på svenska

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I ett aktiebolag med hemort i Sverige ägde en i Finland allmänt skattskyldig person aktier representerande 27,2 procent av aktiekapitalet och rösträtten i bolaget. När hänsyn togs till bestämmelserna om etableringsfrihet och fri rörlighet för kapital i artikel 43 respektive artikel 56 i fördraget om upprättandet av Europeiska gemenskapen, skulle bestämmelsen i 27 § i förmögenhetsskattelagen om beräkning av beskattningsvärdet och det matematiska värdet för andra än offentligt noterade aktier tillämpas även på aktierna i nämnda svenska aktiebolag. Förhandsavgörande. Skatteåren 2004 och 2005.