Preliminary Tax Rulings – Tax Disputes Avoidable through Proactive Planning

Preliminary Tax Rulings – Tax Disputes Avoidable through Proactive Planning

We provide comprehensive advice in all tax processes: tax disputes, tax audits and tax crimes.

It takes time, money and effort to solve tax disputes. Our tax experts support you in planning your business and taxation. We help you to avoid difficulties before they occur and, if necessary, support you in solving tax disputes.

Any taxpayer can become the subject of a tax audit. In a tax audit, the taxpayer’s transactions and taxation are examined more thoroughly compared to other tax supervisory processes. This is why a tax audit may seem cumbersome even if the taxpayer had diligently observed all tax rules and regulations.

A tax audit may raise suspicions of a potential tax crime. To ensure the best possible support for your matter and to avoid any misunderstandings and confusions already at the early stages of the process, it is crucial to consult an expert as early as possible particularly in tax audit and tax crime processes.

Our tax experts have a versatile background in handling a wide variety of tax processes both as counsel and as a representative of the Finnish Tax Administration and administrative courts. In tax audit and tax crime matters, we assist our clients in cooperation with our recognised dispute and criminal procedure lawyers.

Latest references

We advised Metsäliitto Cooperative in relation to a new EUR 200 million sustainability-linked revolving credit facility with a syndicate of eight banks. This new credit facility refinances the existing EUR 200 million facility signed in December 2018 and will be used for general corporate purposes. The facility has a tenor of five years and includes two one-year extension options. The pricing mechanism of the revolving credit facility is linked to two of Metsä Group’s ambitious sustainability targets: Target 1: Zero tonnes of fossil carbon dioxide emissions, Scope 1 and 2, by 2030. Target 2: Share of certified wood in wood supply 100% by 2030. ‘Incorporating sustainability criteria into our financing further demonstrates the company’s strong commitment to actions that reduce our carbon footprint and mitigate climate change,’ says Vesa-Pekka Takala, EVP, CFO of Metsä Group.
Case published 16.1.2025
We advised NoHo Partners Plc on a 119-million-euro financing arrangement. The financing arrangement frees up a significant part of the cash flow for the business and enables the implementation of an acquisition-driven growth strategy also in the future.
Case published 16.1.2025
We advised CapMan Buyout in the exit of Renoa Group. Renoa Group management together with Korpi Capital and other investors have acquired the group. Renoa Group is a Finnish established expert in the building technology sector specializing in detached houses in Finland and Sweden. Renoa is a major provider of turnkey domestic water & heating, sewer system and electricity network renovations, with significant operations also in Sweden. The Group reported sales of €35 million and employed c. 300 personnel across its 10 offices in Finland and 6 in Sweden. Korpi Capital is a Finnish investment company with holdings in 29 companies. 
Case published 14.1.2025
We advised eQ Community Properties Fund in its acquisition of a property portfolio comprising a health centre in Espoo, a daycare property in Vantaa, an elementary school in Helsinki, and a parking facility property in Helsinki from Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company. The lettable area of the first three properties is approximately 13,900 sq.m., while the parking facility offers 120 parking spaces. The portfolio’s tenants include the City of Helsinki, the City of Vantaa, the Western Uusimaa Wellbeing Services County, and Aimo Park Oy. In connection with the transaction, Ilmarinen invested in eQ Community Properties fund as per 31 December 2024.
Case published 9.1.2025