Does the purpose validate the means? A critical analysis of the 40th chapter 17 a § IL in Swedish tax law
I fallet HFD 2021 ref. 33 var problematiken angående överlåtelser av under-skottsföretag en central punkt. Fallet, även kallat Hoist-målet, hanterade frågan om huruvida en överlåtelse av ett underskottsföretag stred mot reg-lerna i 40 kap. IL alternativt skatteflyktslagen. HFD fann att så inte var fal-let, och biföll Hoists överklagan av den tidigare fällande domen. Fallet resul-terade i stora disIn the case HFD 2021 ref. 33 the issues regarding transactions of tax-deficient companies were a focal point. Also referred to as the Hoist-case, it dealt with the question of whether a transaction of a tax-deficient company was incompatible with the rules in the 40th chapter IL as well as the tax eva-sion act. HFD found that this was not the case and ruled in favour of Hoist, approving the transa