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CMS Wistrand

Tax

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CMS Wistrand

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CMS Wistrand's tax group stands as the largest among Swedish law firms, offering comprehensive assistance to companies and their owners in navigating various tax issues arising from their business operations. From ongoing tax advice to handling tax litigation, our expertise spans corporate transactions, finance, real estate transactions, restructuring and W&I insurance. We regularly support clients in establishing corporate structures, developing incentive programs, and creating plans for family succession.

With an international focus on tax law, our services extend to cross-border M&A transactions and investments, transfer pricing, and the establishment of Swedish subsidiaries or PE:s for international groups. Our assistance includes guiding clients through tax litigation related to administrative law, covering aspects such as tax decisions, tax audits, and advance rulings.

We provide advice in areas such as:

  • General tax matters, including VAT and tax related fees and charges
  • Reorganization and structuring issues
  • Company formation, and formation of Swedish and foreign subsidiaries and Swedish PE:s
  • M&A transactions and investments
  • Property Transactions
  • Crypto currency tax issues
  • Family succession issues
  • Cross-border investment and collaboration
  • Transfer pricing
  • Tax issues concerning finance solutions
  • Incentive schemes
  • Tax audits
  • Tax litigation and advance rulings
  • W&I insurance

Chambers Review

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Tax - Sweden

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For

CMS Wistrand acts for both private individuals and companies on a range of contentious and non-contentious tax matters. The firm defends taxpayers in cases in which the Swedish Tax Agency is seeking to recover significant additional amounts of corporate or personal income tax. It advises Swedish family-owned businesses on restructurings and on estate planning. The firm assists with tax issues connected to IPOs and real estate sector transactions. The lawyers also handle voluntary disclosures to the Swedish tax authorities.

Work Highlights

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  • CMS Wistrand advised Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden, a real estate company, on income tax, VAT and structure issues.

Strengths

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  • The CMS Wistrand team is reactive, supportive, easy to work with and good at simplifying complexities.

    Tax respondentEurope

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 3Peter Brandt
    Band 3Peter Brandt

    Peter Brandt

    Peter Brandt co-leads the practice from the firm's office in Gothenburg. He offers broad expertise in matters pertaining to corporate tax structuring, tax disputes and incentive schemes.
    • Peter Brandt is always friendly and a pleasure to work with.

      Tax respondentEurope
    • Peter Brandt is a great tax lawyer from any perspective.

      Tax respondentEurope

Ranked Individuals at CMS Wistrand (1)

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