Free-of-charge share redemption and transfer pricing consequences – recent Polish Supreme Administrative Court rulings

Free-of-charge share redemption and transfer pricing consequences – recent Polish Supreme Administrative Court rulings

The Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) is increasingly indicating that certain capital transfers may also constitute a controlled transaction within the meaning of transfer pricing regulations. Such an approach also applies to arrangements that were previously often regarded as tax-neutral, including the free-of-charge share redemption. In practice, this may entail an obligation to conduct a thorough…

Transactions with management board members – when does the tax authority challenge deductible costs?

Transactions with management board members – when does the tax authority challenge deductible costs?

Transactions carried out between companies and members of the management board are, in themselves, neither unusual nor uncommon in business practice. Nevertheless, in order to avoid such transactions being challenged by the tax authorities, both the commercial rationale for such arrangements and their terms should be carefully analysed from a tax perspective.