Supreme Court allows deduction of termination fee paid to foreign company for extraordinary license termination.
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AI generatedThe Supreme Court upheld the lower court's decision permitting the appellant to deduct the termination fee from their corporate tax. The appellant argued that the fee paid to a foreign entity for the extraordinary termination of a license and distribution agreement constituted a genuine business expense. The court determined that the payment was directly linked to the appellant's taxable business activities and met the requirements for tax deduction under Danish law.
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AI generatedSelskabsloven; Afskaffelsesloven: Expenses paid for the extraordinary termination of a license or distribution agreement with a foreign entity are deductible if they are directly attributable to the taxpayer's business operations.
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Højesteret stadfæster landsrettens dom i sag om, hvorvidt appellanten har fradragsret for udgifter til "termination fee", som selskabet har betalt til en udenlandsk virksomhed som erstatning for ekstraordinær opsigelse af en licens- og distributionsaftale