Tax Processes

Tax Processes

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

Careful planning is often the key to a successful arrangement, and it is possible to get definitive answers to questions that are open to interpretation through a ruling of the Finnish Tax Administration. The Tax Administration has recently focused on improving cooperation with its customers and has encouraged companies to actively apply for written preliminary rulings and even engage in preliminary discussions concerning more challenging arrangements. We have assisted Finnair and Municipality Finance , among others, in arrangements that involved significant income tax questions, which we resolved by applying for preliminary rulings. In the following, we describe a few of our recent case references involving preliminary rulings.
Case published 20.9.2016
Disagreements that arise in the tax assessment and in tax audits often lead to lengthy appeal processes that sap time and resources from a company’s management and financial department. We advocate a pre-emptive approach to avoid problems through careful analysis of tax issues, diligent reporting and smooth communication with the tax authorities. Should you nevertheless find yourself facing a tax dispute, whether domestic or international in nature, you will be able to rely on our renowned dispute resolution team to defend your interests. We will also provide you with the best possible assistance in handling tax complaint processes if your company is subject to a tax audit or if the Finnish Tax Administration intervenes in any arrangements at a later date.
Case published 20.9.2016
We advised OP Corporate Bank plc in a real estate financing arrangement relating to DHL Express logistics centre under construction near Helsinki Airport. In the arrangement Nrep (acting on behalf of NSF III Fund) and Pontos Group acquired Finavia’s stake of DHL Express logistics centre under construction. LEED Platinum certification will be applied for the project, and as a result of the certification, the facility is contemplated to qualify as a green loan after the construction completion date.
Case published 12.3.2025
We advised Gasum in chartering a new LNG and bio-LNG bunker vessel. The vessel called Celsius will serve Gasum’s customers starting 2027. The investment is part of Gasum’s strategy to secure the availability of LNG and bio-LNG to its customers in the Northwestern European area as demand increases in the coming years. Gasum is a Nordic gas sector and energy market expert. Gasum offers cleaner energy and energy market expert services for industry and for combined heat and power production as well as cleaner fuel solutions for road and maritime transport. The company helps its customers to reduce their own carbon footprint as well as that of their customers. Sirius is a Swedish shipping company founded by the Backman family. Sirius operates 11 product/chemical tankers and 2 LNG tankers and has a further 3 product/chemical tankers under commercial management.
Case published 11.3.2025