AmCham Slovakia

Artificial structures in Slovak tax law

Anti-avoidance regulation under Slovakia’s Tax Procedure Act has gained some muscle recently. Under the amendment, which introduces a “business substance” clause, tax  authorities can scrutinize the economic substance underlying reported transactions to determine whether those transactions genuinely accomplish any purpose beyond avoiding legally imposed taxes. What latitude do authorities have in interpreting its provisions?

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Peter Varga, Associate, Dentons Europe