Supreme Court held tax authority's seizure from bankruptcy auction proceeds does not constitute a clawback under bankruptcy law.
Finland (FI)
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AI generatedThe Supreme Court allowed the tax authority's claim to retain proceeds from the forced auction of A Oy's assets. The company entered bankruptcy in 2000, and its assets were seized by the tax office prior to the auction and subsequently sold. The court ruled that the tax authority's pre-bankruptcy seizure did not create a debt recoverable from the bankruptcy estate under the relevant bankruptcy statute.
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AI generated12 § of the Bankruptcy Act; The proceeds from the forced auction of assets seized by the tax authority prior to bankruptcy do not constitute a recoverable debt in the bankruptcy estate.
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A Oy oli asetettu konkurssiin 29.5.2000. Yhtiön omaisuutta oli ulosmitattu verovelasta 4.8.1998. Omaisuus oli myyty pakkohuutokaupalla 30.3.2000 ja 15.5.2000. Pakkohuutokaupasta kertyneet varat oli tilitetty verovirastolle 14.4.2000 ja 19.5.2000 välisenä aikana. Kysymys siitä, peräytyikö veroviraston ulosmittauksella saama maksu takaisinsaannista konkurssipesään annetun lain 12 §:n nojalla.