Tax

With specialised regimes for key business sectors, obtaining the right tax advice is crucial to the success of any deal. Our tax department is renowned for its distinguished partners and talented younger lawyers, offering unparalleled expertise in navigating Norway’s increasingly complex tax landscape. 

Our tax experts are committed to delivering practical and commercial solutions, consistently aligning our advice with the relevant regulatory framework and possessing in-depth knowledge of all Norwegian tax matters of practical interest to our clients. Our experience covers everything from the largest transfer pricing cases to the tax aspects of cross-border mergers or fund structuring, property taxes, VAT and advice on Norway’s special tax regimes, including petroleum tax.  

We regularly act in the most significant tax disputes and handle the largest tax transactions.  

Our team is consistently top-ranked and BAHR is the only Norwegian law firm ranked tier 1 by all legal directories in the Tax category.   

Selected matters:

• Assisted Aker BP with all aspects of its acquisition of Lundin’s oil and gas business in Norway, including tax issues related to both the transaction and a post-closing restructuring. 

• Advised HitecVision Advisory AS with a cross-fund divestment and restructuring of ownership in Vår Energi ASA to HitecVision SpringPoint. 

• Representing A/S Norske Shell in a dispute regarding the deduction of input VAT on rent and the operation of movable housing units for construction workers. 

• Provided assistance to major power producers on a range of complex issues concerning the Norwegian ground rent income tax system related to hydropower and wind power production. 

• Provided tax and regulatory assistance to significant aquaculture businesses to prepare for and follow up on the introduction of ground rent income tax on aquaculture.
• Represented Statnett regarding deductions for maintenance costs associated with the replacement of components in the transmission grid.