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IV CSK 489/19 AI generated

Supreme Court allows cassation appeal to examine whether tax authority's refusal to recognize foreign tax credit violates EU law.

Case Number IV CSK 489/19
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Outcome Partially Allowed

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The Supreme Court admitted the cassation appeal against the lower court's dismissal of the taxpayer's claim for payment of a tax credit. The taxpayer argued that the tax authority incorrectly refused to recognize a foreign tax credit, violating EU freedom of capital movement principles. The court decided to refer the case to the Grand Chamber for a preliminary ruling on the interpretation of relevant EU directives regarding double taxation relief.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 19 ust. 1 Konstytucji; Dyrektywa 90/434/EWG: The court establishes that national tax authorities must interpret domestic laws in conformity with EU directives to ensure the free movement of capital and prevent double taxation.

Keywords

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tax credit recognition EU free movement of capital double taxation relief preliminary ruling procedure tax authority discretion cassation appeal admissibility foreign tax credit

Cited Legislation

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Art. 19 ust. 1 Konstytucji
Dyrektywa 90/434/EWG
Dyrektywa 2011/96/UE

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Sygn. akt IV CSK 489/19 POSTANOWIENIE Dnia 5 marca 2020 r.Sąd Najwyższy w składzie: SSN Katarzyna Tyczka-Rote w sprawie z powództwa C. Spółki Akcyjnej w B.‎przeciwko Skarbowi Państwa - Wojewodzie (…) i Wojewodzie (…)‎o zapłatę,‎na posiedzeniu niejawnym w Izbie Cywilnej w dniu 5 marca 2020 r.,‎na skutek skargi kasacyjnej strony pozwanej od wyroku Sądu Apelacyjnego w (…)‎z dnia 16 maja 2019 r., sygn. akt I ACa (…), przyjmuje skargę kasacyjną do rozpoznania.