In Re: Customs and Tax Administration of the Kingdom of Denmark (Skatteforvaltningen) Tax Refund Scheme Litigation

  1. June 03, 2024

    Danish Tax Agency Says $2.1B Tax Fraud Suits Not Filed Late

    Denmark's tax administrator urged a New York federal court to reject bids to toss its suits against U.S. pension plans and individuals it accuses of participating in a $2.1 billion fraud scheme, saying the suits were not filed too late.

  2. May 09, 2024

    Pension Plans Want Witness Stopped In $2B Danish Dispute

    U.S. pension plans accused by Denmark's tax authority of committing $2.1 billion in fraud against the European country by taking illegal refunds on dividends asked a New York federal court to reject the authority's request to depose a witness who pled guilty in Denmark.

  3. August 24, 2022

    Denmark Can Depose Witness In $2B Cum-Ex Fraud Dispute

    Denmark's tax authority can depose a witness in a $2.1 billion so-called cum-ex fraud dispute even though the deadline for discovery ended months ago, a New York federal court ruled.

  4. June 28, 2022

    Denmark Asks Court To Keep $2.1B US Pension Tax Fraud Suit

    Several U.S. pension plans shouldn't be allowed to escape a suit from Denmark's tax agency claiming they committed a $2.1 billion fraud, the agency told a New York federal court, arguing the case doesn't impermissibly implicate foreign tax laws.

  5. June 15, 2022

    Pension Plans Assail Denmark's Bid For Win In $2B Tax Case

    Several U.S. pension plans urged a New York federal court Wednesday to reject the Danish tax agency's bid for victory without trial in its $2.1 billion fraud case, arguing it would require the court to impermissibly enforce foreign laws.

  6. May 13, 2022

    Pension Plans Seek Dismissal Against Denmark's Tax Agency

    A New York federal court should dismiss the Danish government's lawsuit against several U.S. pension plans accused of participating in a $2.1 billion fraud because the transactions at issue were lawful, the groups told the court.

  7. April 14, 2022

    Denmark Settles Claims With 2 Plans In $2B Fraud Suit

    Denmark's tax authority has resolved claims against two pension plans in its litigation to recover $2.1 billion from U.S. pension plans for alleged tax refund fraud known as cum-ex, according to filings in a New York federal court.

  8. December 22, 2021

    Plan Adviser Agrees To $25M Judgment In Danish Tax Row

    The Danish tax authority has resolved claims against an investment adviser named in its suit to recover $2.1 billion from U.S. pension plans, with the adviser agreeing to pay $24.9 million, according to filings in New York federal court Wednesday.

  9. December 07, 2021

    NY Court Compels Disclosures In Denmark's $2.1B Tax Case

    A New York federal court has compelled two defendants in a $2.1 billion tax refund dispute with Denmark's tax authority to provide documents relevant to 44 cases brought by the tax agency.

  10. November 24, 2021

    Denmark Urges Compelled Disclosure In $2.1B Tax Case

    A federal court must compel two defendants in a $2.1 billion tax refund dispute with Denmark's tax authority to surrender documents on refund requests made to other tax authorities because they're relevant in the Danish case, the tax agency said.